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Bandung vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

Bandung is 21.9% cheaper than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Bandung
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Bandung
Transportation: pay 19.6% more in Bandung
Housing: pay 51.1% less in Bandung
Childcare: pay 18.8% less in Bandung
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Bandung
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Bandung

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bandung.

Bandung vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bandung instead of Bali, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Bali	Bandung
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,582.61	$1.49 IDR24,821.59	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 IDR69,415.65	$3.28 IDR54,607.50	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 IDR19,553.63	$0.49 IDR8,213.69	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,338.06	$0.24 IDR4,055.47	-56.6%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Bali	Bandung
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 IDR38,524.88	$1.16 IDR19,225.45	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 IDR130,250.77	$4.41 IDR73,400.99	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 IDR109,750.73	$4.55 IDR75,601.63	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 IDR36,267.44	$1.54 IDR25,661.01	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 IDR29,027.47	$1.43 IDR23,818.82	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 IDR25,028.09	$1.06 IDR17,663.96	-29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,058.30	$0.57 IDR9,457.47	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,268.13	$0.74 IDR12,328.49	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,251.68	$0.56 IDR9,357.39	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,117.71	$0.58 IDR9,607.59	-31.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 IDR15,780.21	$0.97 IDR16,162.77	+2.4%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 19.6% more for transportation

	Bali	Bandung
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,501.82	$3.05 IDR50,670.37	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.29 IDR137,856.28	$10.15 IDR168,786.81	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,369.74 IDR421,993,889.64	$23,995.26 IDR399,131,162.92	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 IDR67,753.23	$6.57 IDR109,214.99	+61.2%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 51.1% less for housing

	Bali	Bandung
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.24 IDR369,884.53	$21.86 IDR363,636.29	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$941.26 IDR15,656,764.76	$218.20 IDR3,629,468.01	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 IDR10,899,247.25	$171.98 IDR2,860,688.22	-73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.74 IDR1,093,463.96	$31.44 IDR523,037.94	-52.2%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 18.8% less for childcare

	Bali	Bandung
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.18 IDR4,394,346.03	$94.91 IDR1,578,653.11	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,829.73 IDR96,970,220.41	$7,371.68 IDR122,618,653.29	+26.4%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bali	Bandung
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 IDR42,145.22	$3.13 IDR52,125.34	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 IDR38,901.16	$1.59 IDR26,501.82	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR37,162.55	$2.81 IDR46,664.59	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.64 IDR1,308,139.60	$20.61 IDR342,758.57	-73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 IDR64,457.39	$2.98 IDR49,643.18	-23.0%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Bali	Bandung
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.94 IDR847,277.80	$42.28 IDR703,278.38	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.42 IDR589,184.85	$34.62 IDR575,860.88	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.41 IDR1,404,027.49	$71.29 IDR1,185,810.08	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 IDR1,193,583.24	$67.68 IDR1,125,708.74	-5.7%
Average			-10.1%

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