Costs and prices in Indonesia
By western standards, Indonesia is an extremely cheap country to live or travel in. Although there is a slight step up in the prices on Bali and (to a certain extent) Lombok, these islands are still far from expensive. Even here if you were to stay in budget accommodation and eat at warung, it is possible to live on less than $10 a day. Indonesia foods and products are the least expensive but some Western items such as cheese and chocolate, are comparatively more expensive than in western countries. If you plan to include items such as these into a fairly small budget, you should look to plan around $15-20 a day. As a rough guide to the costs of staying in Indonesia, some typical prices of useful items are quoted below. The exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 9,000 Rupiah, 1 GBP = 16,000 Rp or 1 EUR = 11,000 Rp.
Food:
Indonesian meal and soft drink at Warung 8,000 Rp
Indonesian meal and soft drink at cheap tourist restaurant 15,000 Rp
Western food and soft drink at tourist orientated restaurant 15,000-35,000 Rp
McDonald'sBig Mac Meal small/large 16,000/20,000 Rp
Large Bintang beer in supermarket 10,000 Rp
Bottle of White wine in restaurant 90,000 Rp
Small/Large Bintang in tourist restaurant 9,000/15,000 Rp
Bottled Water (1.5 litre) 2,500 Rp
Mars Bar 7,000 Rp
Western Cigarettes/Indonesian Kretek 7,000/5,000 Rp
Accommodation (Rooms sleep two people)
Cheap clean room with fan and cold water mandi 20,000-50,000 Rp
Similar room with air conditioning 50,000-80,000 Rp
Average 3* Hotel room 130,000-250,000 Rp
Average 5* Hotel room 800,000 Rp +
Travel
Taxi fare 3,000 Rp per km
Becakfare 2,000 Rp per km
BemoFare 1,000 Rp per km
1 hour Economy/Aircon bus journey 4,000/7,000 Rp
12 hour Luxury overnight bus journey 130,000 Rp
8 hour Economy/Bisnis/Ekecutif train journey 35,000/65,000/160,000 Rp
30 minute public ferry trip 2,000 Rp
Shopping
CD Western/Indonesian 100,000/60,000 Rp
Cheap T-shirt 40,000 Rp
Nike Trainers 500,000 Rp
Pair of shorts 50,000 Rp
Designer Clothes 200,000 Rp +
Small wooden handicraft souvenir 30,000 Rp
Sarong 35,000 Rp
Jewellery 50,000-100,000 Rp
General
Cinema ticket Western/Indonesian film 20,000/8,000 Rp
Nightclub entrance fee (often waived for westerners) 30,000 Rp
Copy of 'Java Post' newspaper 15,000 Rp
Cheap haircut 20,000 Rp
Internet use per hour 12,000 Rp
Cd Burning 15,000 Rp
Developing roll of 35mm film 25,000 Rp
Food:
Indonesian meal and soft drink at Warung 8,000 Rp
Indonesian meal and soft drink at cheap tourist restaurant 15,000 Rp
Western food and soft drink at tourist orientated restaurant 15,000-35,000 Rp
McDonald'sBig Mac Meal small/large 16,000/20,000 Rp
Large Bintang beer in supermarket 10,000 Rp
Bottle of White wine in restaurant 90,000 Rp
Small/Large Bintang in tourist restaurant 9,000/15,000 Rp
Bottled Water (1.5 litre) 2,500 Rp
Mars Bar 7,000 Rp
Western Cigarettes/Indonesian Kretek 7,000/5,000 Rp
Accommodation (Rooms sleep two people)
Cheap clean room with fan and cold water mandi 20,000-50,000 Rp
Similar room with air conditioning 50,000-80,000 Rp
Average 3* Hotel room 130,000-250,000 Rp
Average 5* Hotel room 800,000 Rp +
Travel
Taxi fare 3,000 Rp per km
Becakfare 2,000 Rp per km
BemoFare 1,000 Rp per km
1 hour Economy/Aircon bus journey 4,000/7,000 Rp
12 hour Luxury overnight bus journey 130,000 Rp
8 hour Economy/Bisnis/Ekecutif train journey 35,000/65,000/160,000 Rp
30 minute public ferry trip 2,000 Rp
Shopping
CD Western/Indonesian 100,000/60,000 Rp
Cheap T-shirt 40,000 Rp
Nike Trainers 500,000 Rp
Pair of shorts 50,000 Rp
Designer Clothes 200,000 Rp +
Small wooden handicraft souvenir 30,000 Rp
Sarong 35,000 Rp
Jewellery 50,000-100,000 Rp
General
Cinema ticket Western/Indonesian film 20,000/8,000 Rp
Nightclub entrance fee (often waived for westerners) 30,000 Rp
Copy of 'Java Post' newspaper 15,000 Rp
Cheap haircut 20,000 Rp
Internet use per hour 12,000 Rp
Cd Burning 15,000 Rp
Developing roll of 35mm film 25,000 Rp
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