Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 13.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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