Indonesia vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$3990
🏠 One person rent
$274
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3064
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$48281
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
9.08
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
83
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
97.8%
🎓 Higher education
74
91
😀 Quality of life
43
89
🏙️ Population
275M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 66% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1748). Indonesia ranked 166th vs 21st for New Zealand in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Indonesia compared to 1.8 months in New Zealand. Ranked 100th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for Indonesia and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 31 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Indonesia New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$8.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$6045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$4804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$6.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$22.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$12107

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$1968
1.47M
Christchurch
$1847
383K
Manukau
$1736
376K
Wellington
$1837
216K
Hamilton
$1506
177K
Tauranga
$1652
151K
Lower Hutt
$1751
103K
Napier
$1433
66.3K
Dunedin
$1435
106K
Palmerston North
$1444
81.5K
Rotorua
$1182
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1670
59.8K
Porirua
$1607
59.6K
New Plymouth
$1248
57.6K
Invercargill
$1242
50.2K
Nelson
$1475
51.1K
Whangarei
$1213
54.4K
Upper Hutt
$1676
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1144
49K
Timaru
$1717
28.7K
Queenstown
$1921
29K
Paraparaumu
$1560
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1493
26.5K
Taupo
$1418
25.4K
Blenheim
$1248
28.2K
Whanganui
$1457
42.2K
Wanaka
$1746
8.9K
Masterton
$1253
21.4K
Avarua
$1011
4.01K