Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 15.5% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.27
|
$1.77
Rp27,972
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
$3.51
Rp55,512
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.14
|
$0.64
Rp10,052
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.79
|
$0.38
Rp5,976
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
$1.19
Rp18,795
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿288.99
|
$3.70
Rp58,458
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿233.50
|
$5.10
Rp80,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
$1.57
Rp24,779
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.72
|
$1.49
Rp23,586
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.56
|
$1.18
Rp18,605
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.23
|
$0.57
Rp9,091
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.63
|
$0.74
Rp11,757
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.33
|
$0.48
Rp7,628
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.33
|
$0.54
Rp8,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.62
|
$0.92
Rp14,575
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.21
|
$3.09
Rp48,888
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
$11.89
Rp187,962
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
$26,361.87
Rp416,890,616
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿350.10
|
$4.16
Rp65,853
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
$33.62
Rp531,594
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
$247.48
Rp3,913,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
$163.01
Rp2,577,926
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
$42.16
Rp666,668
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
$106.70
Rp1,687,354
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
$6,782.48
Rp107,259,110
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.65
|
$2.71
Rp42,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.31
|
$1.77
Rp28,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
$2.13
Rp33,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
$28.24
Rp446,666
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿203.67
|
$3.35
Rp53,020
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
$41.10
Rp649,984
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
$30.35
Rp479,974
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
$67.01
Rp1,059,674
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
$62.49
Rp988,157
|
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