Indonesia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1384
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$264
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$434
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$295
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
81
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
283M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($580) is 74% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Indonesia ranked 169th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Indonesia compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 95th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Norway

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.46
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7074
$11184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$699
11.1M
Surabaya
$551
3.01M
Bali
$1134
4.36M
Depok
$400
2.33M
Bekasi
$555
2.38M
Bandung
$534
2.88M
Tangerang
$665
2.24M
South Tangerang
$567
1.64M
Palembang
$390
1.54M
Medan
$466
2.11M
Batam
$542
1.2M
Bogor
$480
982K
Makassar
$523
1.34M
Semarang
$488
1.62M
Samarinda
$568
831K
Cilacap
$478
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$368
1.17M
Pontianak
$413
681K
Denpasar
$489
670K
Malang
$384
866K
Serang
$517
613K
Pekanbaru
$503
983K
Padang
$864
909K
Cimahi
$490
587K
Banjarmasin
$459
662K
Jambi
$444
612K
Balikpapan
$598
598K
Cilegon
$511
388K
Tasikmalaya
$367
678K
Kupang
$531
467K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K