Indonesia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$264
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$281
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
45
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
74
71
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
283M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($575) is 41% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Indonesia ranked 171st 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 100th and 48th 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
$1.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.8
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$983
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.93
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.54
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6550
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$684
11.1M
Bali
$1175
4.36M
Bekasi
$556
2.38M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Depok
$391
2.33M
Bandung
$536
2.88M
Tangerang
$609
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Palembang
$388
1.54M
Medan
$461
2.11M
Batam
$533
1.2M
Bogor
$467
982K
Semarang
$499
1.62M
Makassar
$510
1.34M
Cilacap
$470
1.17M
Samarinda
$560
831K
Bandar Lampung
$362
1.17M
Pontianak
$411
681K
Denpasar
$496
670K
Pekanbaru
$495
983K
Serang
$488
613K
Malang
$379
866K
Padang
$851
909K
Cimahi
$502
587K
Banjarmasin
$461
662K
Jambi
$439
612K
Balikpapan
$588
598K
Tasikmalaya
$359
678K
Kupang
$527
467K
Cilegon
$487
388K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K