Cost of living comparison

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Thailand vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 19.3% more expensive than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Thailand
Housing: pay 35.0% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 63.2% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Thailand

The cost of transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Thailand are more expensive than in Bali. Expenses including housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Thailand. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Bali	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,624.64	$2.67 THB85.43	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 IDR69,474.49	$6.99 THB223.63	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 IDR19,570.21	$0.73 THB23.49	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,345.97	$0.36 THB11.51	-35.9%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Bali	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 IDR38,557.54	$1.41 THB45.03	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 IDR130,361.18	$7.88 THB252.05	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 IDR109,843.76	$7.17 THB229.11	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 IDR36,298.18	$2.07 THB66.18	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 IDR29,052.07	$1.41 THB45.15	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 IDR25,049.30	$1.33 THB42.47	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,067.67	$0.59 THB18.95	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,284.46	$0.90 THB28.72	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,268.85	$0.75 THB24.08	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,129.68	$0.71 THB22.77	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 IDR15,793.59	$0.62 THB19.72	-35.0%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bali	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,544.63	$4.83 THB154.50	+59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.29 IDR137,973.13	$28.12 THB899.09	+239.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,369.74 IDR422,351,602.95	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 IDR67,810.67	$10.53 THB336.66	+158.5%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 35.0% less for housing

	Bali	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.24 IDR370,198.07	$18.52 THB592.20	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$941.26 IDR15,670,036.60	$414.60 THB13,256.12	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 IDR10,908,486.26	$266.86 THB8,532.32	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.74 IDR1,094,390.86	$60.46 THB1,933.10	-8.0%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 63.2% more for childcare

	Bali	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.18 IDR4,398,071.00	$359.13 THB11,482.48	+35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,829.73 IDR97,052,419.55	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	+90.5%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bali	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 IDR42,180.94	$2.15 THB68.88	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 IDR38,934.14	$1.97 THB63.01	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR37,194.05	$4.31 THB137.94	+93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.64 IDR1,309,248.48	$53.45 THB1,709.08	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 IDR64,512.03	$6.32 THB201.98	+63.0%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Bali	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.94 IDR847,996.02	$37.08 THB1,185.58	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.42 IDR589,684.28	$29.48 THB942.56	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.41 IDR1,405,217.64	$91.15 THB2,914.34	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 IDR1,194,595.01	$69.13 THB2,210.16	-3.7%
Average			-9.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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