Indonesia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1384
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$264
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$295
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
46
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
283M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($580) is 38% less expensive than in Romania ($935). Indonesia ranked 169th vs 103rd 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 0.5 months in Indonesia compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 95th and 54th 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
$2.1
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.3
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.46
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7074
$9286

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In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$699
11.1M
Surabaya
$551
3.01M
Bali
$1134
4.36M
Depok
$400
2.33M
Bekasi
$555
2.38M
Bandung
$534
2.88M
Tangerang
$665
2.24M
South Tangerang
$567
1.64M
Palembang
$390
1.54M
Medan
$466
2.11M
Batam
$542
1.2M
Bogor
$480
982K
Makassar
$523
1.34M
Semarang
$488
1.62M
Samarinda
$568
831K
Cilacap
$478
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$368
1.17M
Pontianak
$413
681K
Denpasar
$489
670K
Malang
$384
866K
Serang
$517
613K
Pekanbaru
$503
983K
Padang
$864
909K
Cimahi
$490
587K
Banjarmasin
$459
662K
Jambi
$444
612K
Balikpapan
$598
598K
Cilegon
$511
388K
Tasikmalaya
$367
678K
Kupang
$531
467K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K