Indonesia Cost of Living Calculator

Total = rent + food + transport + utilities + other; surplus = net income − total Summing the five major categories gives a monthly run rate, and subtracting it from net income gives what is genuinely left to save. The housing share is shown separately because the widely used affordability guideline caps it at about 30 per cent of net pay.

Typical figures for Indonesia. Comparing two cities on rent alone is misleading — transport, utilities and tax move in different directions and only the total tells you which leaves you better off.

This calculator takes 6 inputs: Rent or mortgage per month, Food and groceries per month, Transport per month, Utilities and connectivity per month, Everything else per month, Monthly net income. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.