India vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$1484
🏠 One person rent
$182
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$332
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
1.33B
275M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 22% less expensive than in Indonesia ($567). India ranked 191st vs 161st 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 109th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for India and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$7473

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$718
10.6M
Bali
$873
4.36M
Bekasi
$552
2.38M
Surabaya
$522
2.89M
Depok
$393
2.33M
Tangerang
$573
2.24M
Bandung
$512
2.88M
South Tangerang
$545
1.64M
Medan
$500
2.11M
Batam
$585
1.2M
Palembang
$457
1.54M
Bogor
$480
982K
Semarang
$570
1.62M
Makassar
$519
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$558
983K
Samarinda
$604
831K
Padang
$913
913K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Denpasar
$546
835K
Bandar Lampung
$364
1.17M
Malang
$383
866K
Pontianak
$444
618K
Serang
$512
613K
Jambi
$479
612K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Banjarmasin
$460
662K
Balikpapan
$643
598K
Cilegon
$493
388K
Tasikmalaya
$390
678K
Manado
$422
462K