Cost of living comparison
India is 41.4% cheaper than Bali.
If you lived in India instead of Bali, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.67
Rp27,175
|
$2.24
₹186.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
Rp65,219
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
Rp23,952
|
$0.41
₹34.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
Rp31,756
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
Rp25,832
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
Rp74,553
|
$2.51
₹208.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
Rp98,540
|
$2.48
₹206.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
Rp24,397
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
Rp34,716
|
$1.36
₹113.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
Rp16,480
|
$0.83
₹69.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rp11,291
|
$0.28
₹23.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
Rp24,314
|
$0.44
₹36.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Rp11,487
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rp13,500
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,148
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
Rp52,718
|
$4.78
₹398.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.50
Rp138,005
|
$8.38
₹698.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,079.04
Rp326,094,852
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
Rp112,774
|
$2.70
₹224.94
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.25
Rp458,862
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.82
Rp7,971,208
|
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.64
Rp4,687,614
|
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.89
Rp615,367
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.05
Rp1,576,125
|
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,382.08
Rp201,091,825
|
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
$1.88
₹157.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
Rp35,022
|
$1.40
₹116.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
Rp34,783
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.98
Rp892,879
|
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
Rp51,632
|
$2.94
₹244.97
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Bali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.93
Rp713,396
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.37
Rp412,075
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.43
Rp1,793,522
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.97
Rp1,250,030
|
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
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