Indonesia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$608
$2454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$5738
🏠 One person rent
$280
$1565
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$2755
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$4635
💸 GDP per capita
$4941
$81695
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
69
🌐 English speaking %
18%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
275M
332M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($608) is 75% less expensive than in the United States ($2454). Indonesia ranked 162nd vs 10th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 110th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Indonesia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$75
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$6.19
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$1641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$2946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$2414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1509
$4710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$9.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$6.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$122
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.77
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7639
$20224

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$757
10.6M
Bali
$1121
4.36M
Bekasi
$541
2.38M
Surabaya
$558
3.01M
Depok
$419
2.33M
Bandung
$571
2.88M
Tangerang
$605
2.24M
Medan
$519
2.11M
South Tangerang
$577
1.64M
Batam
$604
1.2M
Palembang
$420
1.54M
Semarang
$550
1.62M
Bogor
$553
982K
Makassar
$524
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$590
983K
Samarinda
$620
831K
Padang
$950
909K
Denpasar
$530
835K
Cilacap
$508
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$378
1.17M
Pontianak
$458
681K
Malang
$388
866K
Serang
$524
613K
Jambi
$499
612K
Cimahi
$530
587K
Banjarmasin
$503
662K
Balikpapan
$638
598K
Cilegon
$522
388K
Tasikmalaya
$401
678K
Kupang
$533
467K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4051
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3187
3.9M
Chicago
$2667
2.75M
Houston
$2248
2.3M
San Diego
$3346
1.39M
Phoenix
$2369
1.61M
San Jose
$3674
1.01M
Dallas
$2550
1.3M
San Francisco
$3781
874K
Philadelphia
$2541
1.6M
San Antonio
$2194
1.43M
Austin
$2473
962K
Seattle
$2908
737K
Indianapolis
$2187
888K
Hempstead
$2702
793K
Charlotte
$2615
875K
Washington
$3139
690K
Boston
$3467
676K
Fort Worth
$2195
919K
Jacksonville
$2386
950K
Columbus
$2252
906K
Denver
$2699
716K
Nashville
$2649
689K
Portland
$2572
653K
Atlanta
$2540
499K
Las Vegas
$2246
642K
Detroit
$2006
639K
Oakland
$3146
441K
El Paso
$1775
679K
Baltimore
$2223
586K