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$136.59
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
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pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
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