Indo Cost of Living

Your personal spending on the trip will include the costs for your food, entertainment, partying and shopping. We recommend that you budget $500 - $800 for all of your expenses during the 20 days. This amount is PLENTY to live a great lifestyle in Indonesia.
--The low end of $500 budgets for eating all meals at restaurants, going shopping, doing activities, and partying, but it is for a more budget conscious traveler.
--$800 on the other hand is for someone who plans to be more careless with their spending, or because they want to do a scuba diving course.
--We must mention that there are also travelers who spend even much more than $800, but the bulk of that spending would come from spending extravagantly while partying or shopping to the extreme!

To help you figure out what your budget would be, here are some example costs in Indonesia:

Meals & Drinks    
Typical meal at a restaurant    $2 - $5
Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)    $1-$2
Potato Curry w/rice    $2
Full breakfast with local coffee    $2-$3
Large homemade pizza    $5
BBQ whole fish/seafood meal    $6-$9
Lrg beer (2 glasses) at a bar or restaurant    $2.50
Fruity cocktail at a bar    $3 - $5
1L of Bottled water    $0.30
Coke from a market    $0.25
Beer from a market    $1-2
Fresh tropical fruit shakes    $1 - $1.50
Sliced tropical fruit    $0.50 - $1
Indonesian food from local vendor    $0.75-$2
      
Entertainment & Activities     
Snorkeling trip (glass bottom boat and equip.)    $5-$7
3-4 day Scuba Diving Course    $300-$450 (depending on location)
Scuba Diving day trip - 2 dives    About $50 (Certification required)
‘Discover Scuba’ Day Trip    $50-$70 (No prior experience necessary)
Surf Board Rental    $4/day
½ Day surf lesson    About $40
Private taxi in the cities    $2 - $4
Internet use    $0.75/hour
Cover charge at bars    Doesn’t exist
1 hr beach massage    $5 - $8
      
Shopping & Miscellaneous     
T-shirts    $5
Extra bag to bring stuff home    $2 - $10
Ice cream bar    $0.50
Bag of chips    $0.50