Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 6.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$1.89
IDR30,269.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$3.26
IDR52,363.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.55
IDR8,901.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.35
IDR5,691.39
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.15
IDR18,389.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.13
IDR66,339.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$5.06
IDR81,297.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.54
IDR24,684.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.45
IDR23,317.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.16
IDR18,602.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.61
IDR9,826.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.83
IDR13,341.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.55
IDR8,837.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.56
IDR9,009.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.93
IDR14,938.65
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.05
IDR48,917.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.64
IDR170,841.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$23,932.07
IDR384,229,337.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$3.94
IDR63,288.96
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$27.71
IDR444,956.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$249.00
IDR3,997,683.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$155.92
IDR2,503,312.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$48.30
IDR775,414.51
|
|
pay 37.9 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$111.78
IDR1,794,550.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$6,305.88
IDR101,240,852.60
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.59
IDR41,519.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.73
IDR27,733.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.18
IDR35,075.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$25.20
IDR404,571.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.00
IDR48,204.30
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$41.19
IDR661,260.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$26.77
IDR429,858.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$64.33
IDR1,032,808.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$66.42
IDR1,066,333.47
|
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