🇮🇩 Southeast Asia

Indonesia

Indonesia for American digital nomads: 30 days visa-on-arrival + 30 extension, a nomad visa (E33G Remote Worker KITAS), and a moderate tax regime once you become tax resident.

Southeast Asia 🛂 Has nomad visa 🧾 moderate tax

At a glance

Tourist entry (US passport) 30 days visa-on-arrival + 30 extension
Digital nomad visa E33G Remote Worker KITAS — income requirement $60,000/yr (official) → sources conflict, some cite lower; verify at application, 1 yr
Path to permanent residency KITAS years can build toward KITAP (PR) on some routes
Tax system Worldwide (territorial relief for new residents) · top rate 35% top
US tax treaty Yes
Family-law exposure (payer) Obligation 6/10 · cross-border collection 3/10
Safety (hard stats) Homicide 0.4/100k · road deaths 15.3/100k

Full detail with ratings and sources: visas & residency · tax breakdown · legal exposure · safety & crime

General reference — not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Rules change often and depend on your situation; US citizens are taxed by the IRS on worldwide income no matter where they live. Verify specifics with a qualified professional before acting.

Data last updated · Source: Compiled from the visas, tax and legal datasets

Cities we cover in Indonesia

🇮🇩 Bali

World's #1 nomad destination. Numbeo's island-wide 'Bali' aggregate (34 contributors) — reflects the pricier Canggu/Seminyak/Ubud nomad zones; for the city proper see the separate Denpasar entry

$593/mo

🇮🇩 Jakarta

Sprawling, traffic-heavy capital; cheap; a mainland alternative to Bali

$477/mo

🇮🇩 Ubud

Bali's inland wellness/nomad hub. Thin sample (21 contributors) — monthly budgets unavailable; 3BR rent looks like an outlier

—/mo

🇮🇩 Denpasar

Bali's capital and city proper; markedly cheaper than the Canggu/Seminyak/Ubud nomad zones (see the Bali aggregate entry). Thin sample (16 contributors)

$410/mo

Month-by-month weather: Bali climate · Jakarta climate · Ubud climate · Denpasar climate