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Indonesia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 11.4% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.7% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Indonesia

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Indonesia are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and housing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Tajikistan, you would:

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$1.75 IDR29,258.14	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$3.16 IDR52,717.11	-63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.60 IDR10,088.49	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.32 IDR5,354.06	+4.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$1.20 IDR19,997.87	+118.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$4.49 IDR74,986.65	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$4.86 IDR81,081.86	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$1.56 IDR26,103.95	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$1.37 IDR22,857.47	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.18 IDR19,750.44	+69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.64 IDR10,664.43	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.82 IDR13,713.66	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.60 IDR10,040.97	+36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.57 IDR9,564.30	+99.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.88 IDR14,630.60	+331.7%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$2.89 IDR48,238.34	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$11.28 IDR188,294.69	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$25,317.01 IDR422,718,135.56	+117.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$4.00 IDR66,831.21	+11.2%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$21.83 IDR364,496.80	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$278.11 IDR4,643,536.09	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$163.62 IDR2,731,884.43	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$48.30 IDR806,539.17	+40.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.7% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$103.11 IDR1,721,695.30	+8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$6,023.79 IDR100,579,219.12	-13.6%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$2.64 IDR44,156.49	+149.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$1.59 IDR26,509.19	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$2.30 IDR38,467.31	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$24.24 IDR404,681.02	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$3.08 IDR51,392.51	-31.6%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$42.70 IDR712,955.13	+61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$28.41 IDR474,410.99	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$69.59 IDR1,162,004.22	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$66.00 IDR1,101,948.51	+18.7%
Average			+19.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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