Currency
$1 = 13 400 Rp
Food
| 1 meal (rice, chicken, vegetables, water) | 27 000 Rp | $2 |
1 day food
| breakfast (Batak noodles, egg, coffee) | 14 000 Rp | $1 |
| lunch (nasi campur telor, egg, vegetables) | 11 000 Rp | $0.8 |
| dinner (fried noodles, coffee) | 20 000 Rp | $1.5 |
| total: $3.3 |
Accommodation
| 1 night in a hostel (bunk bed) | 90 000 Rp | $6.7 |
| 1 night in a hostel (private room) | 120 000 Rp | $9 |
Transportation
| Bus ticket ‘Pekanbaru’ – ‘Medan’ | 165 000 Rp | $12 |
| Bus ticket ‘Medan’ – ‘Parapat’ | 40 000 Rp | $3 |
| Plane ticket ‘Padang’ – ‘Jakarta’ | 782 000 Rp | $58 |