Indonesia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$264
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$281
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$4925
$34430
😃 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
83
🏙️ Population
283M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($575) is 44% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Indonesia ranked 171st 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 30th 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
$1.8
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$983
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.93
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.54
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6550
$17202

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K