Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 36.1% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
|
pay 79.8% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
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