Tiket VIP itu lebih mahal daripada tiket biasa.

In this sentence, itu comes after the noun phrase and can mean something like:

• that VIP ticket
• or simply the VIP ticket, depending on context

In Indonesian, itu after a noun often makes it feel more specific or already known in the conversation.

So tiket VIP itu could mean:

• that VIP ticket
• the VIP ticket
• those VIP tickets, if the context is plural

Indonesian does not always force you to choose as clearly as English does.

Because Indonesian often does not use a copula like is/are in simple present-tense sentences.

So instead of saying:

• Tiket VIP itu is more expensive ...

Indonesian simply says:

• Tiket VIP itu lebih mahal ...

This is very normal. With adjectives, Indonesian usually does not need a verb like to be.

Indonesian usually makes comparisons with:

• lebih = more
• adjective = the quality being compared

So:

• mahal = expensive
• lebih mahal = more expensive

This is a very common pattern:

• lebih besar = bigger / larger
• lebih cepat = faster
• lebih murah = cheaper

Unlike English, the adjective itself usually does not change form. You just add lebih.

Daripada means than in comparisons.

So:

• lebih mahal daripada tiket biasa = more expensive than regular tickets

This is the standard comparative pattern:

• lebih + adjective + daripada + noun/phrase

Examples:

• lebih besar daripada rumah saya = bigger than my house
• lebih lambat daripada kemarin = slower than yesterday

In casual speech, some people also use dari, but daripada is clearer and more standard in this kind of sentence.

Because in Indonesian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• tiket biasa = regular ticket
• rumah besar = big house
• mobil baru = new car

This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

Here, biasa means ordinary, regular, or normal, depending on context.

Indonesian usually puts the main noun first and then the modifier after it.

So:

• tiket VIP = VIP ticket
• hotel mewah = luxury hotel
• kelas ekonomi = economy class

Here, VIP acts like a type or category of ticket, so it follows tiket.

Yes. You can say:

• Tiket VIP lebih mahal daripada tiket biasa.

That is still grammatical.

Adding itu makes the phrase sound more specific or more connected to something already mentioned. It can feel like:

• that VIP ticket
• the VIP ticket we’re talking about

Without itu, the sentence can sound a bit more general.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Indonesian nouns usually do not show singular/plural clearly unless something in the sentence makes it obvious.

So tiket can mean:

• ticket
• tickets

That means the sentence could be understood as:

• The VIP ticket is more expensive than the regular ticket
• or VIP tickets are more expensive than regular tickets

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

If you are directly saying more X than Y, then yes, you normally use daripada before the thing being compared.

Pattern:

• A lebih + adjective + daripada B

So:

• Tiket VIP itu lebih mahal daripada tiket biasa.

If you stop after the adjective, then you do not need daripada:

• Tiket VIP itu lebih mahal. = The VIP ticket is more expensive.

But once you add the second item in the comparison, daripada is the normal choice.

Not naturally in this sentence.

While biasa can sometimes mean usual, in tiket biasa it usually means:

• regular
• ordinary
• standard

So tiket biasa is best understood as regular ticket or standard ticket, not usually usual ticket.

This sentence is already natural. But in conversation, people might also say:

• Tiket VIP lebih mahal daripada tiket biasa.
• Yang VIP lebih mahal daripada yang biasa.

The second version is more conversational when the noun tiket is already understood.

• yang VIP = the VIP one
• yang biasa = the regular one

So Indonesian often drops repeated nouns when the meaning is clear.