Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 46.6% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Thailand
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 83.2% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Thailand

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Thailand are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,086.92	$2.33 THB78.75	+30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,764.35	$6.02 THB203.21	+86.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,262.98	$0.70 THB23.79	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,734.19	$0.38 THB12.81	-8.2%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,252.02	$1.40 THB47.23	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,987.50	$8.16 THB275.51	+79.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,646.50	$6.68 THB225.63	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,435.72	$2.05 THB69.07	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,945.38	$1.29 THB43.56	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,114.92	$1.23 THB41.55	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,102.70	$0.52 THB17.57	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,236.19	$0.82 THB27.52	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,857.02	$0.66 THB22.23	+21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,161.37	$0.69 THB23.37	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,059.60	$0.54 THB18.08	-42.0%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 83.2% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,531.37	$4.47 THB150.79	+44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR197,364.06	$25.43 THB858.48	+110.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR394,072,264.59	$31,362.48 THB1,058,622.96	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR63,313.25	$9.67 THB326.27	+148.8%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Indonesia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR434,631.91	$17.13 THB578.37	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,553,030.86	$389.22 THB13,137.90	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,676,012.97	$225.23 THB7,602.67	+37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR778,882.78	$55.17 THB1,862.37	+15.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,830,100.54	$341.66 THB11,532.48	+204.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,797,427.63	$10,344.18 THB349,161.94	+70.7%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,717.07	$2.20 THB74.25	-19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,920.98	$1.90 THB64.11	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,464.79	$3.85 THB129.86	+76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR435,568.33	$48.79 THB1,646.93	+82.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,456.00	$5.42 THB182.98	+71.7%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR684,301.96	$38.62 THB1,303.52	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR456,139.38	$29.36 THB991.04	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,114,662.14	$82.78 THB2,794.25	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,061,704.84	$65.55 THB2,212.76	+0.6%
Average			+4.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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