India vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$167
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
72
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
18.9%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
1.45B
283M

The average cost of living in India ($409) is 25% less expensive than in Indonesia ($543). India ranked 193rd 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 0.6 months in India compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 120th 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
$2.81
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.48
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.4
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.47
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.1
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2142
$6178

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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
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M

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