Indonesia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$264
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$281
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
81
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
283M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($575) is 76% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Indonesia ranked 171st 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 100th and 7th 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
$1.8
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.8
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$983
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.93
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.54
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6550
$11481

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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
$684
11.1M
Bali
$1175
4.36M
Bekasi
$556
2.38M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Depok
$391
2.33M
Bandung
$536
2.88M
Tangerang
$609
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Palembang
$388
1.54M
Medan
$461
2.11M
Batam
$533
1.2M
Bogor
$467
982K
Semarang
$499
1.62M
Makassar
$510
1.34M
Cilacap
$470
1.17M
Samarinda
$560
831K
Bandar Lampung
$362
1.17M
Pontianak
$411
681K
Denpasar
$496
670K
Pekanbaru
$495
983K
Serang
$488
613K
Malang
$379
866K
Padang
$851
909K
Cimahi
$502
587K
Banjarmasin
$461
662K
Jambi
$439
612K
Balikpapan
$588
598K
Tasikmalaya
$359
678K
Kupang
$527
467K
Cilegon
$487
388K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K