Is Indonesia a good place to live for remote workers?

Indonesia scores 64/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 70 Mbps, safety 98, healthcare 67, air quality 72, english 55) — rank 80 of 167. Bali's nomad scene thrives on fixed-wireless workarounds; median broadband is slow.

How fast is the internet in Indonesia?

Median fixed broadband is around 70 Mbps. Bali's nomad scene thrives on fixed-wireless workarounds; median broadband is slow.

What does $3,000/month get you in Indonesia?

Single-person essentials run about $528/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (5.7× essentials).

Livability · rank 80/167

Is 🇮🇩 Indonesia (Bali) a good place to live?

Quality score 64/100 against essentials of $528/month. Bali's nomad scene thrives on fixed-wireless workarounds; median broadband is slow.

The five metrics

Internet 28 70 Mbps median broadband, 72.8% online

Safety 98 0.3 homicides/100k (2022)

Healthcare 67 UHC service coverage 67/100 (2023)

Air quality 72 PM2.5 17.8 µg/m³ (2023)

English 55 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.21 · corruption control -0.54 · stability -0.61 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $10.18 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $1.71/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($528)	Verdict
$2,000	3.8×	like royalty
$3,000	5.7×	like royalty
$5,000	9.5×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — quality 57.5, essentials $474/mo
🇸🇷 Suriname — quality 72.7, essentials $605/mo
🇻🇳 Vietnam — quality 64.4, essentials $539/mo
🇱🇦 Laos — quality 44.9, essentials $377/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Indonesia a good place to live for remote workers?: Indonesia scores 64/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 70 Mbps, safety 98, healthcare 67, air quality 72, english 55) — rank 80 of 167. Bali's nomad scene thrives on fixed-wireless workarounds; median broadband is slow.
How fast is the internet in Indonesia?: Median fixed broadband is around 70 Mbps. Bali's nomad scene thrives on fixed-wireless workarounds; median broadband is slow.
What does $3,000/month get you in Indonesia?: Single-person essentials run about $528/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (5.7× essentials).