Cost of Living in Pekanbaru

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$558
$1290
🛋️ Without rent
$332
$938
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$227
$352
🍽️ Food
$226
$563
🚐 Transport
$49.4
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
😀 Quality of life
40
🏙️ Population
983K

The average cost of living in Pekanbaru is $558, which is in the top 13% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8046th out of 9294 in our global list and 14th out of 82 in Indonesia.

The median after-tax salary is $328, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 7175th (TOP 77%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 24th best city to live in Indonesia. With an estimated population of 983K, Pekanbaru is the 16th largest city in Indonesia.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB
😷 Air quality Moderate 20.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2108 University of Riau
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Prices in Pekanbaru

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2405
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3843

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