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
TZS6,869.56
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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