Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 33.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
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pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
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