Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 10.0% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 73.1% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 42.3% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY278.98	$1.78 IDR29,137.42	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY279.02	$3.24 IDR52,855.97	-53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY47.40	$0.63 IDR10,280.80	-46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY17.08	$0.41 IDR6,745.88	-2.3%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 73.1% more for groceries

	Turkey	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY40.98	$1.24 IDR20,287.18	+22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY200.68	$4.54 IDR74,115.97	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY127.23	$5.19 IDR84,793.48	+64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY56.46	$1.62 IDR26,481.62	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY96.80	$1.41 IDR22,985.22	-41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY14.93	$1.17 IDR19,148.11	+217.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY35.24	$0.62 IDR10,120.25	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY16.79	$0.81 IDR13,259.18	+95.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY20.58	$0.54 IDR8,872.40	+6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.01	$0.56 IDR9,177.28	+126.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.59	$0.92 IDR15,085.75	+334.4%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Turkey	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY177.61	$3.10 IDR50,619.11	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY777.90	$12.11 IDR197,706.74	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,809,460.35	$24,176.29 IDR394,756,495.52	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY254.05	$3.88 IDR63,423.18	-38.3%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Turkey	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY456.47	$26.66 IDR435,386.56	+135.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY17,877.40	$279.33 IDR4,560,936.32	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY13,584.98	$164.17 IDR2,680,659.35	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,795.06	$47.78 IDR780,235.16	+7.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 42.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY16,495.97	$112.28 IDR1,833,278.16	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY278,283.30	$6,061.21 IDR98,968,970.42	-12.1%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY102.65	$2.74 IDR44,794.71	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY105.83	$1.71 IDR27,969.46	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY77.15	$2.18 IDR35,526.37	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,467.06	$26.72 IDR436,324.61	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY205.93	$3.16 IDR51,545.34	-38.1%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Turkey	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,725.57	$41.98 IDR685,490.12	-1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,644.96	$27.98 IDR456,931.37	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,568.09	$68.38 IDR1,116,597.54	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY3,003.26	$65.14 IDR1,063,548.29	-12.4%
Average			-17.0%

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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: July 2025

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