Indonesia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$274
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
46
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
275M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 30% less expensive than in Romania ($834). Indonesia ranked 166th vs 113th for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 100th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$8337

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K