Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 1.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF704
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF664
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF682
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF306
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF397
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 78.9% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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