Indonesia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1384
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$264
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$20.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$295
$249
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
32
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
75
54
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
283M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($580) is 3% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($565). Indonesia ranked 169th vs 173rd for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 95th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.46
$9.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$32.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7074
$504

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Cities Comparison in Indonesia vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K