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Indonesia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 36.1% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 79.8% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Indonesia

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Indonesia are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Indonesia. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% less for restaurants

	Syria	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-40.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-13.0%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 79.8% more for groceries

	Syria	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	+126.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	+45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	+182.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+112.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	+70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	+97.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+263.3%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Syria	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	+21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-65.5%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Syria	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	+55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	+24.0%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	+144.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+182.0%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	+71.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	+87.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	+18.4%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Syria	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+94.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-5.2%
Average			+19.7%

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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: January 2025

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