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> Indonesia's election commission plans to compensate surviving families 36 million rupiah (£1,930; $2,500) for every deceased worker - roughly equivalent to on

> Indonesia's election commission plans to compensate surviving families 36 million rupiah (£1,930; $2,500) for every deceased worker - roughly equivalent to one year's pay at minimum wage, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. I know there is no price for human life but this seems rediculously low to me. According to [0] this is equivalent to 10 month rent in the city for a one bedroom apartment. Definitely not enough to offset the cost of the loss of a working family member for a enough time to be able to make changes. [0] https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Indonesia&displayCurrency=USD https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?cou...

caprese 7y ago
> I know there is no price for human life Narrator: there is
- IshKebab 7y ago
  Absolutely. £20-30k per year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28983924 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28983924 When I did my engineering degree I believe they said they'll spend up to £1m/life saved on safety for the rail network. I think the threshold was lower for roads.
  - caprese 7y ago
    CoL adjustment downward by 90% in Indonesia
yorwba 7y ago
The kind of people who use Numbeo are at least somewhat wealthy compared to most of the world population (since they have the means to afford travel) and therefore the prices skew upwards. The average local probably spends closer to the lower bound given by Numbeo or even below it.
argd678 7y ago
Those numbers look high to me, an inexpensive meal you can do for $0.50, and the average salary is definitely less than $350, that’s an entry level software engineer in many cities outside of Jakarta. Plenty of people get by on $200 or less.
empath75 7y ago
http://www.indonesiamatters.com/wp-content/uploads/slum-home-e1270592750602.jpg http://www.indonesiamatters.com/wp-content/uploads/slum-home... This is what poverty looks in Indonesia. If you’ve never visited the developing world it’s hard to comprehend what real poverty is. You’re not getting a one bedroom apartment in indonesia on minimum wage. You get a mat in a slum.

caprese 7y ago

> I know there is no price for human life Narrator: there is

IshKebab 7y ago
Absolutely. £20-30k per year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28983924 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28983924 When I did my engineering degree I believe they said they'll spend up to £1m/life saved on safety for the rail network. I think the threshold was lower for roads.
- caprese 7y ago
  CoL adjustment downward by 90% in Indonesia

yorwba 7y ago

The kind of people who use Numbeo are at least somewhat wealthy compared to most of the world population (since they have the means to afford travel) and therefore the prices skew upwards. The average local probably spends closer to the lower bound given by Numbeo or even below it.

argd678 7y ago

Those numbers look high to me, an inexpensive meal you can do for $0.50, and the average salary is definitely less than $350, that’s an entry level software engineer in many cities outside of Jakarta. Plenty of people get by on $200 or less.

empath75 7y ago

http://www.indonesiamatters.com/wp-content/uploads/slum-home-e1270592750602.jpg http://www.indonesiamatters.com/wp-content/uploads/slum-home... This is what poverty looks in Indonesia. If you’ve never visited the developing world it’s hard to comprehend what real poverty is. You’re not getting a one bedroom apartment in indonesia on minimum wage. You get a mat in a slum.