India vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$175
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
37
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
41
43
🏙️ Population
1.33B
275M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 27% less expensive than in Indonesia ($586). India ranked 190th vs 166th 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 111th and 100th 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
$3.05
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$7083

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Cities Comparison in India vs Indonesia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K