India vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$181
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$354
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$4941
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
41
41
🏙️ Population
1.33B
275M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 28% less expensive than in Indonesia ($608). India ranked 192nd vs 162nd 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 113th and 110th 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
$3.02
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1509
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$4.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$7639

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$757
10.6M
Bali
$1121
4.36M
Bekasi
$541
2.38M
Surabaya
$558
3.01M
Depok
$419
2.33M
Bandung
$571
2.88M
Tangerang
$605
2.24M
Medan
$519
2.11M
South Tangerang
$577
1.64M
Batam
$604
1.2M
Palembang
$420
1.54M
Semarang
$550
1.62M
Bogor
$553
982K
Makassar
$524
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$590
983K
Samarinda
$620
831K
Padang
$950
909K
Denpasar
$530
835K
Cilacap
$508
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$378
1.17M
Pontianak
$458
681K
Malang
$388
866K
Serang
$524
613K
Jambi
$499
612K
Cimahi
$530
587K
Banjarmasin
$503
662K
Balikpapan
$638
598K
Cilegon
$522
388K
Tasikmalaya
$401
678K
Kupang
$533
467K