Indonesia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$274
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
67
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
74
89
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
275M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 39% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Indonesia ranked 166th vs 90th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 100th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$16067

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K