Tipping · 🇮🇩
Tipping in Indonesia
Customary: 5%–10%. Not expected. Worth leaving at nicer restaurants with no service charge.
At restaurants
What is customary: Not expected — welcome, but nobody is counting
Worked example
On a Rp500,000 bill, 5% is Rp25,000, so you would hand over Rp525,000.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about Rp100,000 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Expected on guided trips. On Bali day tours the driver is usually tipped too.
The money
Indonesia uses the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). Today 1 USD is 17,765.00 IDR.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.