Germany vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$927
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1579
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$56104
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
34
🌐 English speaking %
55.7%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
93
49
🏙️ Population
83.5M
283M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1764) is 225% more expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Germany ranked 26th vs 178th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 12th and 100th 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
$16.3
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$869
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6140
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4063
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.84
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.5
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.4
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16025
$6178

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Cities Comparison in Germany vs Indonesia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2371
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2189
1.91M
Munich
$2525
1.51M
Cologne
$1941
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2251
776K
Stuttgart
$2011
633K
Dusseldorf
$1913
631K
Nuremberg
$1753
526K
Dortmund
$1482
595K
Bremen City
$1765
577K
Essen
$1519
587K
Leipzig
$1659
620K
Dresden
$1448
566K
Hanover
$1829
548K
Wuppertal
$1547
359K
Duisburg
$1507
504K
Mannheim
$1758
317K
Bonn
$1948
336K
Munster
$1803
323K
Karlsruhe
$1962
310K
Bochum
$1548
366K
Bielefeld
$1638
338K
Braunschweig
$1538
252K
Augsburg
$1938
303K
Wiesbaden
$1996
286K
Aachen
$1618
253K
Solingen
$1698
162K
Monchengladbach
$1657
269K
Kiel
$1557
249K
Chemnitz
$1530
251K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K