Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 12.2% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
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