Indonesia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$274
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
81
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
275M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 70% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Indonesia ranked 166th vs 16th 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 0.6 months in Indonesia compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 100th 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
$2.02
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$7788

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K