Indonesia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1484
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$257
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$4788
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
46
🌐 English speaking %
18%
31%
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
44
62
🏙️ Population
275M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($567) is 31% less expensive than in Romania ($821). Indonesia ranked 161st vs 106th 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 months in Romania. Ranked 105th 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
$1.9
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.47
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7473
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K