Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 12.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
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