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Indonesia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 46.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 42.6% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Indonesia

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.01 AED29.44	$1.78 IDR29,167.76	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 AED30.19	$3.24 IDR52,911.00	-60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 AED3.73	$0.63 IDR10,291.51	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 AED2.09	$0.41 IDR6,752.91	-27.3%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 AED4.64	$1.24 IDR20,308.30	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 AED18.66	$4.54 IDR74,193.13	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 AED24.96	$5.19 IDR84,881.76	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AED9.07	$1.62 IDR26,509.19	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 AED12.21	$1.41 IDR23,009.15	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 AED3.47	$1.17 IDR19,168.05	+24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$0.62 IDR10,130.78	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.64	$0.81 IDR13,272.98	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 AED2.07	$0.54 IDR8,881.63	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.64	$0.56 IDR9,186.84	+25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.92 IDR15,101.45	+95.4%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 AED11.23	$3.10 IDR50,671.81	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.60 AED178.50	$12.11 IDR197,912.58	-75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,240.06 AED155,143.53	$24,176.29 IDR395,167,492.44	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.46 AED31.07	$3.88 IDR63,489.22	-54.1%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.75 AED351.69	$26.66 IDR435,839.86	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,395.59 AED5,125.85	$279.33 IDR4,565,684.90	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.52 AED3,619.73	$164.17 IDR2,683,450.29	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.48 AED424.14	$47.78 IDR781,047.50	-58.6%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.75 AED1,864.93	$112.28 IDR1,835,186.86	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,162.28 AED29,979.24	$6,061.21 IDR99,072,011.01	-25.7%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.55 AED38.75	$2.74 IDR44,841.35	-74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03 AED18.46	$1.71 IDR27,998.58	-65.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.87	$2.18 IDR35,563.36	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 AED311.87	$26.72 IDR436,778.89	-68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.83 AED47.12	$3.16 IDR51,599.01	-75.4%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.14 AED235.59	$41.98 IDR686,203.81	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.91 AED238.42	$27.98 IDR457,407.10	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.31 AED342.71	$68.38 IDR1,117,760.07	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 AED354.42	$65.14 IDR1,064,655.59	-32.5%
Average			-37.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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