Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 77.8% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 88.3% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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