Indonesia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$608
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$280
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$4941
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
84
🌐 English speaking %
18%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
275M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($608) is 70% less expensive than in Norway ($2035). Indonesia ranked 162nd 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 110th 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
$1.96
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1509
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.77
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7639
$7000

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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
$757
10.6M
Bali
$1121
4.36M
Bekasi
$541
2.38M
Surabaya
$558
3.01M
Depok
$419
2.33M
Bandung
$571
2.88M
Tangerang
$605
2.24M
Medan
$519
2.11M
South Tangerang
$577
1.64M
Batam
$604
1.2M
Palembang
$420
1.54M
Semarang
$550
1.62M
Bogor
$553
982K
Makassar
$524
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$590
983K
Samarinda
$620
831K
Padang
$950
909K
Denpasar
$530
835K
Cilacap
$508
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$378
1.17M
Pontianak
$458
681K
Malang
$388
866K
Serang
$524
613K
Jambi
$499
612K
Cimahi
$530
587K
Banjarmasin
$503
662K
Balikpapan
$638
598K
Cilegon
$522
388K
Tasikmalaya
$401
678K
Kupang
$533
467K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K