Cost of Living

Published

November 27, 2025

Cost of Food Items

The richest quintile consistently buys more and pays more for food items.

Subjective increase of prices

Variables used on this page

Variables Used in the Cost of Living Analysis Food Prices and Consumption

  • wb16/wb17: Rice quantity purchased (kg) and price paid
  • wb18/wb19: Chicken quantity purchased (kg) and price paid
  • wb20/wb21: Eggs quantity purchased and price paid

Price Perceptions and Inflation

  • vw5: Agreement with statement “Prices for sembako (9 essential commodities) rose too fast over the PAST 30 DAYS”
  • sv28: Subjective inflation perception (whether prices rose faster than usual, at typical pace, or slower)

Financial Resilience

  • sv30: Ability to pay emergency expense of 300,000 Rupiah using available resources

Grouping Variables

  • quint: Household wealth quintile (from poorest to richest)
  • region: Geographic region within Indonesia
  • date: Time period of observation