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Indonesia vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 2.8 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 25.3% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 12.4 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.7% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 TOP20.12	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50 TOP25.15	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-69.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 TOP6.37	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 TOP5.70	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-82.6%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Tonga	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 TOP2.51	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	+18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.55 TOP10.90	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 TOP14.34	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.15 TOP12.34	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TOP6.46	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 TOP3.04	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 TOP3.04	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 TOP3.19	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TOP4.11	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 TOP3.50	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 TOP2.89	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	-23.4%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

	Tonga	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.57 TOP13.33	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.01 TOP100.59	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,881.34 TOP14,083.04	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+311.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$69.32 TOP165.98	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-94.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Tonga	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.03 TOP301.78	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-78.8%
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	$144.56 TOP346.16	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-66.9%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 12.4 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.64 TOP382.25	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$252.06 TOP603.56	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+2304.7%
Average			+1137.5%

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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 TOP8.05	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.94 TOP7.04	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.29 TOP24.65	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.51 TOP75.44	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$42.01 TOP100.59	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-92.5%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$4.20 TOP10.06	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+899.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.85 TOP42.75	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	+56.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$21.00 TOP50.30	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	+225.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.41 TOP70.42	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	+121.5%
Average			+325.8%

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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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