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Indonesia vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 71.6% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 68.7% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 73.7% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 58.2% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.7% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF24.89	$1.78 IDR28,872.60	-93.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF15.27	$3.24 IDR52,375.58	-80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.21	$0.63 IDR10,187.36	-86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.71	$0.41 IDR6,684.57	-90.0%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.28	$1.24 IDR20,102.80	-65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF11.89	$4.54 IDR73,442.36	-65.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.58	$5.19 IDR84,022.83	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF6.11	$1.62 IDR26,240.94	-76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.60	$1.41 IDR22,776.32	-89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.36	$1.17 IDR18,974.08	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.93	$0.62 IDR10,028.27	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.18	$0.81 IDR13,138.67	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.57	$0.54 IDR8,791.76	-80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF1.00	$0.56 IDR9,093.87	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.96	$0.92 IDR14,948.64	-13.6%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 68.7% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF7.05	$3.10 IDR50,159.05	-60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF102.68	$12.11 IDR195,909.88	-89.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF33,117.38	$24,176.29 IDR391,168,734.19	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF37.82	$3.88 IDR62,846.76	-90.8%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 73.7% less for housing

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF48.10	$26.66 IDR431,429.53	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,460.09	$279.33 IDR4,519,484.06	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,270.32	$164.17 IDR2,656,296.06	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF161.98	$47.78 IDR773,143.96	-73.5%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,327.74	$112.28 IDR1,816,616.33	-95.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF27,282.31	$6,061.21 IDR98,069,486.69	-80.0%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF7.04	$2.74 IDR44,387.60	-64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.88	$1.71 IDR27,715.25	-68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF9.08	$2.18 IDR35,203.49	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF79.62	$26.72 IDR432,359.06	-69.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF19.03	$3.16 IDR51,076.87	-85.1%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 58.2% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF109.50	$41.98 IDR679,260.02	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF55.47	$27.98 IDR452,778.53	-54.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF122.42	$68.38 IDR1,106,449.29	-49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF159.03	$65.14 IDR1,053,882.19	-63.1%
Average			-58.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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