Cost of living comparison
Bali is 3.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Bali instead of India, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.79
|
$1.67
IDR26,864.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.41
|
$4.02
IDR64,473.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.39
|
$1.47
IDR23,678.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.49
|
$1.96
IDR31,393.31
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.62
|
$1.59
IDR25,536.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.32
|
$4.59
IDR73,700.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.87
|
$6.07
IDR97,414.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.64
|
$1.50
IDR24,118.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.51
|
$2.14
IDR34,319.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.38
|
$1.01
IDR16,291.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.57
|
$0.70
IDR11,162.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.98
|
$1.50
IDR24,035.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.23
|
$0.71
IDR11,355.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.61
|
$0.83
IDR13,345.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.78
|
$1.18
IDR18,929.70
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.48
|
$3.25
IDR52,115.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.72
|
$8.50
IDR136,428.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,097,537.17
|
$20,079.04
IDR322,369,059.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.33
|
$6.94
IDR111,485.97
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.65
|
$28.25
IDR453,619.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,538.63
|
$490.82
IDR7,880,132.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,144.86
|
$288.64
IDR4,634,055.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,182.90
|
$37.89
IDR608,336.61
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,977.01
|
$97.05
IDR1,558,117.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,795.39
|
$12,382.08
IDR198,794,253.38
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.36
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.08
|
$2.16
IDR34,622.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.29
|
$2.14
IDR34,386.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,424.65
|
$54.98
IDR882,677.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.39
|
$3.18
IDR51,041.77
|
|
pay 96.3% more for clothing
India
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,124.37
|
$43.93
IDR705,245.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,241.36
|
$25.37
IDR407,366.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,448.69
|
$110.43
IDR1,773,029.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,569.01
|
$76.97
IDR1,235,748.06
|
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