Off Java and Bali entirely, with enough infrastructure to make that workable: an international airport, hospitals people actually use, and Bunaken’s reefs half an hour offshore. A Christian-majority region, so alcohol and pork are unremarkable and the social atmosphere is noticeably looser.
What a month costs
Rp 13–21jt — US$750–1,150 for a couple, per month.
Dollar figures converted at Rp 17,900 to US$1, the rate in August 2026. Rupiah amounts are the ones that matter — the exchange rate moves, your rent doesn’t.