Indonesia vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$274
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
78
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
275M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 72% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Indonesia ranked 166th 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 0.6 months in Indonesia compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 100th and 10th 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
$2.02
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$9801

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K