Indonesia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1484
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$4788
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
84
🌐 English speaking %
18%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
44
94
🏙️ Population
275M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($567) is 71% less expensive than in Norway ($1924). Indonesia ranked 161st vs 17th 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 105th and 5th 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
$1.9
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.47
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.4
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7473
$7624

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Cities Comparison in Indonesia vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$718
10.6M
Bali
$873
4.36M
Bekasi
$552
2.38M
Surabaya
$522
2.89M
Depok
$393
2.33M
Tangerang
$573
2.24M
Bandung
$512
2.88M
South Tangerang
$545
1.64M
Medan
$500
2.11M
Batam
$585
1.2M
Palembang
$457
1.54M
Bogor
$480
982K
Semarang
$570
1.62M
Makassar
$519
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$558
983K
Samarinda
$604
831K
Padang
$913
913K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Denpasar
$546
835K
Bandar Lampung
$364
1.17M
Malang
$383
866K
Pontianak
$444
618K
Serang
$512
613K
Jambi
$479
612K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Banjarmasin
$460
662K
Balikpapan
$643
598K
Cilegon
$493
388K
Tasikmalaya
$390
678K
Manado
$422
462K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K