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Indonesia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 23.0% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 64.4% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.13 RSD808	$1.78 IDR29,167.76	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 RSD866	$3.24 IDR52,911.00	-57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 RSD182	$0.63 IDR10,291.51	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RSD131	$0.41 IDR6,752.91	-64.2%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Serbia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 RSD79	$1.24 IDR20,308.30	+77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 RSD450	$4.54 IDR74,193.13	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 RSD549	$5.19 IDR84,881.76	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 RSD270	$1.62 IDR26,509.19	-32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 RSD332	$1.41 IDR23,009.15	-52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 RSD54	$1.17 IDR19,168.05	+144.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD86	$0.62 IDR10,130.78	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 RSD73	$0.81 IDR13,272.98	+26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RSD92	$0.54 IDR8,881.63	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD52	$0.56 IDR9,186.84	+22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RSD49	$0.92 IDR15,101.45	+112.9%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Serbia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 RSD706	$3.10 IDR50,671.81	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RSD2,666	$12.11 IDR197,912.58	-48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,112.26 RSD3,186,918	$24,176.29 IDR395,167,492.44	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.11 RSD806	$3.88 IDR63,489.22	-45.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Serbia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.16 RSD2,626	$26.66 IDR435,839.86	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.21 RSD40,042	$279.33 IDR4,565,684.90	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.83 RSD27,528	$164.17 IDR2,683,450.29	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 RSD12,908	$47.78 IDR781,047.50	-58.0%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Serbia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.41 RSD27,027	$112.28 IDR1,835,186.86	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,379.39 RSD609,830	$6,061.21 IDR99,072,011.01	+12.7%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 RSD230	$2.74 IDR44,841.35	+35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 RSD190	$1.71 IDR27,998.58	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 RSD431	$2.18 IDR35,563.36	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.78 RSD2,922	$26.72 IDR436,778.89	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 RSD513	$3.16 IDR51,599.01	-30.2%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Serbia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.17 RSD8,294	$41.98 IDR686,203.81	-42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.45 RSD4,019	$27.98 IDR457,407.10	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.31 RSD10,464	$68.38 IDR1,117,760.07	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.77 RSD11,310	$65.14 IDR1,064,655.59	-34.7%
Average			-31.1%

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