Germany vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1778
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4195
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$937
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3264
$323
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
37
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
83.6M
275M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1778) is 205% more expensive than in Indonesia ($583). Germany ranked 24th vs 167th for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Germany compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 12th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Germany and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 82 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$875
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$671
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1733
$793
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5915
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4432
$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.8
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.7
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14925
$7458

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2239
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2184
1.91M
Munich
$2464
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2223
776K
Cologne
$1973
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$2011
631K
Stuttgart
$2229
633K
Essen
$1573
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Bremen City
$1744
577K
Nuremberg
$1828
526K
Dresden
$1571
566K
Leipzig
$1712
620K
Hanover
$1964
548K
Mannheim
$1804
317K
Duisburg
$1358
504K
Bielefeld
$1654
338K
Wuppertal
$1494
359K
Munster
$1907
323K
Bonn
$1838
336K
Braunschweig
$1531
252K
Bochum
$1583
366K
Augsburg
$1998
303K
Karlsruhe
$1956
310K
Wiesbaden
$1972
286K
Aachen
$1689
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1769
237K
Monchengladbach
$1688
269K
Mainz
$1871
223K
Erfurt
$1534
215K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$698
11.1M
Bali
$1071
4.36M
Surabaya
$542
3.01M
Bekasi
$595
2.38M
Depok
$402
2.33M
Bandung
$527
2.88M
South Tangerang
$572
1.64M
Tangerang
$672
2.24M
Palembang
$400
1.54M
Medan
$479
2.11M
Batam
$555
1.2M
Bogor
$487
982K
Makassar
$532
1.34M
Semarang
$548
1.62M
Pekanbaru
$540
983K
Samarinda
$582
831K
Cilacap
$485
1.17M
Denpasar
$511
670K
Bandar Lampung
$376
1.17M
Pontianak
$420
681K
Malang
$391
866K
Serang
$525
613K
Padang
$880
909K
Banjarmasin
$465
662K
Cimahi
$487
587K
Jambi
$456
612K
Balikpapan
$612
598K
Cilegon
$518
388K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$536
467K