Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 1.5% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 22.1% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in Indonesia

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Indonesia are more expensive than in Zambia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Zambia, you would:

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Zambia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW203.11	$1.78 IDR29,978.06	-75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW107.63	$3.24 IDR54,380.91	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW20.10	$0.63 IDR10,577.41	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.32	$0.41 IDR6,940.51	+24.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Zambia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.83	$1.24 IDR20,872.48	+68.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW102.40	$4.54 IDR76,254.27	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW136.67	$5.19 IDR87,239.84	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW54.20	$1.62 IDR27,245.63	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW50.60	$1.41 IDR23,648.37	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.83	$1.17 IDR19,700.55	-2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW17.00	$0.62 IDR10,412.22	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.64	$0.81 IDR13,641.71	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.87	$0.54 IDR9,128.37	-3.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.92	$0.56 IDR9,442.05	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.98	$0.92 IDR15,520.98	+37.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Zambia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW134.22	$3.10 IDR52,079.51	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,043.15	$12.11 IDR203,410.75	-67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW225,455.66	$24,176.29 IDR406,145,546.14	+202.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW341.65	$3.88 IDR65,252.99	-68.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Zambia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,546.64	$26.66 IDR447,947.83	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW6,039.43	$279.33 IDR4,692,523.10	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,237.93	$164.17 IDR2,757,998.58	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,351.91	$47.78 IDR802,745.59	-42.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 22.1% less for childcare

	Zambia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,979.45	$112.28 IDR1,886,169.74	-36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW185,062.67	$6,061.21 IDR101,824,306.88	-7.8%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW27.23	$2.74 IDR46,087.08	+183.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW58.40	$1.71 IDR28,776.40	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW70.11	$2.18 IDR36,551.33	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,160.78	$26.72 IDR448,912.94	-35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW98.57	$3.16 IDR53,032.47	-9.8%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Zambia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW519.24	$41.98 IDR705,267.08	+127.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW529.07	$27.98 IDR470,114.22	+49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,539.91	$68.38 IDR1,148,812.30	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,331.06	$65.14 IDR1,094,232.54	-21.3%
Average			+32.8%

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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: April 2025

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