Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 46.6% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,609.57
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,898.44
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,094.56
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,623.68
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,919.66
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,773.29
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,257.37
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,001.88
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,568.83
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,801.23
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,936.91
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,018.97
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,711.67
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,011.03
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,812.46
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,702.10
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR194,125.12
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR387,605,149.15
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,274.22
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR427,499.17
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,478,311.12
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,632,096.95
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR766,100.55
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,800,066.78
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR97,176,064.17
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,983.22
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,462.77
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,882.78
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR428,420.22
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,611.55
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR673,071.89
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR448,653.68
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,096,369.43
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,044,281.22
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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