Prices and travel costs in Indonesia
Would you like to travel in Indonesia on a budget and you have no idea how much it will cost?
On this page, I give a summary of our travel expenses and an overview of current prices in Indonesia in 2015. Compared to other SE Asian countries, Indonesia with an average monthly cost of 485 USD per person ranks the cheapest. You might be able to go even a bit lower, but that depends on everyone's personal preferences and needs. If you plan to visit UNESCO's world heritage sites and national parks, count on extra expenses that won't be negligible (Crater Bromo entry 320K IDR, Borobudur, and Prambanan entrance 30USD).
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Total expenses for 48 days of stay, incl. 2x visas (710,000 IDR): 9,950,000 IDR
Average daily expenses: 207,000 IDR, 16.14 USD (as of October 16, 2015, per person)
Average monthly expenses: 6,215,500 IDR, 485 USD
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Best ratio meal price/quantity: Sky Garden, Kuta Bali - All U Can Eat: 57,500 IDR in May 2015 unlimited food consumption for 4 hours, the first hour of unlimited beer consumption included. From June 2015, 100,000 IDR unlimited consumption of food and drink (soft, beer, vodka + pop) for 4 hours.
Cheapest take out: 2x chicken menu with rice, hamburger for 21,000 IDR (Jogja)
Most expensive food: grilled fish in Medwi for 120,000 IDR
Cheapest bakso: 7,500 IDR, Karangas
Average total daily food cost: 79,000 IDR
Cheapest bemo: Lovina Beach - Singaraja Kantor Imigrasi, 1,000 IDR
Most expensive bemo: Singaraja - Amlapura, 35,000 IDR
Cheapest scooter: 40,000 IDR (Lovina Beach)
Most expensive scooter: 100,000 IDR incl. 2 liters of petrol (Dieng)
Most expensive ticket: 150,000 IDR for the Jogja - Jakarta train in the Executive Class
Average total daily travel cost: 28,000 IDR
Cheapest accommodation: 70,000 IDR per night (Pacitan)
Most expensive accommodation: IDR 200,000 per night (Denpasar, Gili Meno)
Average total accommodation cost: 110,000 IDR per night
Highest one-off expense: IDR 1,700,000 for a broken surfboard
Examples of current consumer product prices:
Current prices October 2015 at Hypermart - Lippo Mall in Kuta, Bali. Prices in smaller stores may be higher.
T-shirt: 50 - 65K
Lingerie: 40 - 65K
Sweatshirt: 120K
Shorts: 120K
Jeans: 120K
Shampoo: 25K
Toothpaste: 5 - 25K (Sensodyne)
Toothbrush: 10K
Soap: 3K
Nivea Roll-On: 16.5K
Deodorant spray Axe: 22K
Adidas spray deodorant: 39K
Washing powder 450g: 10K
Toilet paper 1pc: 3K
Pads: 10K
Tea Package: 50K (Dilmah), 5k (Common)
Coffee Luwak 50g: 135 - 162K
Robusta coffee 200g: 20K
Java green tea package: 20K
Milk 1l: 15K
Cocoa milk 1l: 15K
Instant noodles: 3.5K
Filled buns package: 8.5 - 10.5K
Toast 10pcs: 9,5K
Jam: 23K
Marmalade: 60K
Oat Milk mixture: 30K
Corned Chicken Can: 14K
Canned Sardines: 14K
Cookies: 8K
Chips: 8 - 10K
Pringles: 20K
Chocolate 100g: 35K, 33K (Ritter sport)
Maxx Lion: 3.5K
Snickers: 7K
Juice 1l: 18 - 37K
Flavored Tea 0.5l: 6 - 7K
Ice Nescafe: 8K
Musli Packaging: 85 - 125K
Pasta Pack: 20K, 8K (Spaghetti)
Eggs 15pcs: 28K
Kiwi 1kg: 15K
Apples 1kg: 55K
Grapes 1kg: 100K
Tomatoes 1kg: 10K
Watermelon 1kg: 7,5K
Salak Bali 1kg: 20K
Mandarins 1kg: 59K
Bananas 1kg: 2K
Salmon 1kg: 300K
Cornetto: 8.5K
Sliced cheese 175g: 20K
Bacon 1kg: 170K
Yoghurt 1l: 68K, 125g: 12,5K
Beer Bintang 620ml: 30K
Cola 1,5l: 10K
Water 1,5l: 3,3K
Other prices:
McDonalds Big Mac Menu: 44K
Petrol 1l: 7,4K
Cinema: 50K
Kuta Water Park: 470K
Menu samples FYI
Indonesia is cheap, so don't wait and go!