Cost of living comparison

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Tonga vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Tonga is 3.1 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Tonga
Groceries: pay 81.2% more in Tonga
Transportation: pay 5.8 times more in Tonga
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Tonga
Childcare: pay 26.8% less in Tonga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in Tonga
Clothing: pay 62.6% less in Tonga

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Tonga are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Tonga. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tonga.

Tonga vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Tonga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$8.40 TOP20.12	+370.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$10.50 TOP25.15	+224.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$2.66 TOP6.37	+322.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$2.38 TOP5.70	+476.2%
Average			+348.5%

Indonesia vs. Tonga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.2% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Tonga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.05 TOP2.51	-15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$4.55 TOP10.90	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$5.99 TOP14.34	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$5.15 TOP12.34	+217.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.70 TOP6.46	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.27 TOP3.04	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$1.27 TOP3.04	+105.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$1.33 TOP3.19	+64.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$1.71 TOP4.11	+215.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$1.46 TOP3.50	+159.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$1.21 TOP2.89	+30.6%
Average			+81.2%

Indonesia vs. Tonga - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Tonga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$5.57 TOP13.33	+79.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$42.01 TOP100.59	+246.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$5,881.34 TOP14,083.04	-75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$69.32 TOP165.98	+1684.5%
Average			+483.8%

Indonesia vs. Tonga - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Tonga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$126.03 TOP301.78	+372.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$144.56 TOP346.16	+202.5%
Average			+287.6%

Indonesia vs. Tonga - Cost of housing

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pay 26.8% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Tonga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$159.64 TOP382.25	+42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$252.06 TOP603.56	-95.8%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Tonga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$3.36 TOP8.05	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.94 TOP7.04	+71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$10.29 TOP24.65	+373.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$31.51 TOP75.44	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$42.01 TOP100.59	+1230.8%
Average			+343.2%

Indonesia vs. Tonga - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.6% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Tonga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$4.20 TOP10.06	-90.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$17.85 TOP42.75	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$21.00 TOP50.30	-69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$29.41 TOP70.42	-54.9%
Average			-62.6%

Indonesia vs. Tonga - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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