Indonesia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1484
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$4788
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
69
🌐 English speaking %
18%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
275M
331M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($567) is 77% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Indonesia ranked 161st vs 7th 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 105th and 21st 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
$1.9
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.47
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7473
$19463

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K