Cost of living comparison

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Bali vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 6.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% more in Bali
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Bali
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Bali
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Bali
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Bali

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

Bali vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$2.98 IDR50,243.61	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.05	$4.17 IDR70,341.05	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.33	$1.18 IDR19,814.31	+145.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.13	$0.56 IDR9,462.55	+82.9%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.84	$2.32 IDR39,038.47	+35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.82	$7.83 IDR132K	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.09	$6.60 IDR111K	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.33	$2.18 IDR36,750.93	+22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.63	$1.75 IDR29,414.44	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.82	$1.50 IDR25,361.74	+53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.34	$0.66 IDR11,205.72	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.55	$1.16 IDR19,525.00	+44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.18	$1.22 IDR20,521.67	+102.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.42	$0.85 IDR14,305.92	+143.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.86	$0.95 IDR15,990.58	+130.0%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.22	$3.04 IDR51,175.08	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.89	$8.29 IDR140K	-73.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$25,369.74 IDR428M	+39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.10	$4.07 IDR68,656.47	-12.0%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.73	$22.24 IDR375K	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,489.54	$941.26 IDR16M	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,500.05	$655.25 IDR11M	+29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥272.46	$65.74 IDR1M	+67.4%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,931.96	$264.18 IDR4M	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$5,829.73 IDR98M	-74.9%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.78	$2.53 IDR42,707.07	+125.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.14	$2.34 IDR39,419.77	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$2.23 IDR37,657.98	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥401.32	$78.64 IDR1M	+36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.37	$3.88 IDR65,316.69	-53.9%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥432.29	$50.94 IDR859K	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥252.39	$35.42 IDR597K	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥567.19	$84.41 IDR1M	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥732.27	$71.76 IDR1M	-32.0%
Average			-12.4%

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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: February 2026

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