Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 46.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
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