Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 18.6% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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