Indonesia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1292
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$249
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.8
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$289
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
68
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
74
90
😀 Quality of life
49
84
🏙️ Population
283M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($543) is 47% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Indonesia ranked 178th vs 97th 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 0.5 months in Indonesia compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 100th and 28th 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
$1.71
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.24
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.53%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.37
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$18492

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In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K