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Bali vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 8.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Bali
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 52.5% less in Bali
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Bali
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% less in Bali
Clothing: pay 15.2% less in Bali

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

Bali vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$2.98 IDR49,624.64	-3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$4.17 IDR69,474.49	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$1.18 IDR19,570.21	+48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.56 IDR9,345.97	+68.4%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$2.32 IDR38,557.54	+60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$7.83 IDR130,361.18	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$6.60 IDR109,843.76	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.18 IDR36,298.18	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$1.75 IDR29,052.07	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.50 IDR25,049.30	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.66 IDR11,067.67	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.16 IDR19,284.46	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.22 IDR20,268.85	+42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.85 IDR14,129.68	+17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.95 IDR15,793.59	+46.1%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 52.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$3.04 IDR50,544.63	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$8.29 IDR137,973.13	-77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$25,369.74 IDR422,351,602.95	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$4.07 IDR67,810.67	-65.0%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$22.24 IDR370,198.07	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$941.26 IDR15,670,036.60	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$655.25 IDR10,908,486.26	+103.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$65.74 IDR1,094,390.86	-4.3%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$264.18 IDR4,398,071.00	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$5,829.73 IDR97,052,419.55	-56.3%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$2.53 IDR42,180.94	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.34 IDR38,934.14	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$2.23 IDR37,194.05	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$78.64 IDR1,309,248.48	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$3.88 IDR64,512.03	-51.9%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 15.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$50.94 IDR847,996.02	-13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$35.42 IDR589,684.28	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$84.41 IDR1,405,217.64	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$71.76 IDR1,194,595.01	-21.5%
Average			-15.2%

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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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