Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 55.4% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.7% less in Indonesia
- Groceries
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pay 40.1% less in Indonesia
- Transportation
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pay 62.2% less in Indonesia
- Housing
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pay 67.5% less in Indonesia
- Childcare
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pay 29.8% less in Indonesia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 66.1% less in Indonesia
- Clothing
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pay 40.7% less in Indonesia
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Indonesia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK197.36
|
$1.78
IDR29,978.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK129.65
|
$3.24
IDR54,380.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.67
|
$0.63
IDR10,577.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.79
|
$0.41
IDR6,940.51
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK32.28
|
$1.24
IDR20,872.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK54.32
|
$4.54
IDR76,254.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK79.01
|
$5.19
IDR87,239.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK39.53
|
$1.62
IDR27,245.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK63.14
|
$1.41
IDR23,648.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.02
|
$1.17
IDR19,700.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.48
|
$0.62
IDR10,412.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.76
|
$0.81
IDR13,641.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.38
|
$0.54
IDR9,128.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.18
|
$0.56
IDR9,442.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.22
|
$0.92
IDR15,520.98
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK78.03
|
$3.10
IDR52,079.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK717.05
|
$12.11
IDR203,410.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK345,706.30
|
$24,176.29
IDR406,145,546.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK250.40
|
$3.88
IDR65,252.99
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK564.42
|
$26.66
IDR447,947.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,977.78
|
$279.33
IDR4,692,523.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,565.18
|
$164.17
IDR2,757,998.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,578.55
|
$47.78
IDR802,745.59
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,900.24
|
$112.28
IDR1,886,169.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK65,142.35
|
$6,061.21
IDR101,824,306.88
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK94.07
|
$2.74
IDR46,087.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK49.43
|
$1.71
IDR28,776.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK141.19
|
$2.18
IDR36,551.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK460.43
|
$26.72
IDR448,912.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK144.43
|
$3.16
IDR53,032.47
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK935.35
|
$41.98
IDR705,267.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK427.40
|
$27.98
IDR470,114.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,071.25
|
$68.38
IDR1,148,812.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,343.25
|
$65.14
IDR1,094,232.54
|
|
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