Cost of living comparison

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Bali vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 11.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Bali
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 6.9% less in Bali
Housing: pay 47.8% more in Bali
Childcare: pay 12.4% more in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Bali
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Bali

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

Bali vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Manila	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$2.98 IDR49,624.64	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$4.17 IDR69,474.49	-3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$1.18 IDR19,570.21	+21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$0.56 IDR9,345.97	+11.5%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Manila	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$2.32 IDR38,557.54	+73.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$7.83 IDR130,361.18	+83.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$6.60 IDR109,843.76	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$2.18 IDR36,298.18	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$1.75 IDR29,052.07	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.50 IDR25,049.30	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.66 IDR11,067.67	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$1.16 IDR19,284.46	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$1.22 IDR20,268.85	+18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.85 IDR14,129.68	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.95 IDR15,793.59	-31.0%
Average			+3.0%

Manila vs. Bali - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.9% less for transportation

	Manila	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$3.04 IDR50,544.63	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$8.29 IDR137,973.13	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$25,369.74 IDR422,351,602.95	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$4.07 IDR67,810.67	+39.3%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 47.8% more for housing

	Manila	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$22.24 IDR370,198.07	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$941.26 IDR15,670,036.60	+83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$655.25 IDR10,908,486.26	+160.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$65.74 IDR1,094,390.86	-34.6%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 12.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$264.18 IDR4,398,071.00	+90.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$5,829.73 IDR97,052,419.55	-65.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$2.53 IDR42,180.94	+73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$2.34 IDR38,934.14	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$2.23 IDR37,194.05	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$78.64 IDR1,309,248.48	+86.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$3.88 IDR64,512.03	-48.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$50.94 IDR847,996.02	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$35.42 IDR589,684.28	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$84.41 IDR1,405,217.64	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$71.76 IDR1,194,595.01	+44.4%
Average			+17.9%

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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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