Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 4.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
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