Indonesia vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1484
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$257
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$4788
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
35
🌐 English speaking %
18%
3%
🎓 Higher education
72
50
😀 Quality of life
44
30
🏙️ Population
275M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($567) is 45% more expensive than in Nepal ($392). Indonesia ranked 161st vs 194th for Nepal 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 Indonesia compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 105th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 10 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.

Indonesia Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$7.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$9.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
13.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$8.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.47
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7473
$3091

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Cities Comparison in Indonesia vs Nepal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$455
846K
Lalitpur
$355
513K
Pokhara
$386
600K
Birgunj
$345
268K
Biratnagar
$342
243K
Bheemdatta
$400
105K
Dhangadhi
$414
102K
Hetauda
$390
84.7K
Damak
$339
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K