Indonesia vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$264
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$281
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
78
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
283M
18M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($575) is 76% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Indonesia ranked 171st vs 13th for the Netherlands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Indonesia compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 100th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Indonesia and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.8
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$983
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.93
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.54
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6550
$11739

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$684
11.1M
Bali
$1175
4.36M
Bekasi
$556
2.38M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Depok
$391
2.33M
Bandung
$536
2.88M
Tangerang
$609
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Palembang
$388
1.54M
Medan
$461
2.11M
Batam
$533
1.2M
Bogor
$467
982K
Semarang
$499
1.62M
Makassar
$510
1.34M
Cilacap
$470
1.17M
Samarinda
$560
831K
Bandar Lampung
$362
1.17M
Pontianak
$411
681K
Denpasar
$496
670K
Pekanbaru
$495
983K
Serang
$488
613K
Malang
$379
866K
Padang
$851
909K
Cimahi
$502
587K
Banjarmasin
$461
662K
Jambi
$439
612K
Balikpapan
$588
598K
Tasikmalaya
$359
678K
Kupang
$527
467K
Cilegon
$487
388K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K