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Bali vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 26.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Bali
Groceries: pay 78.0% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Bali
Housing: pay 98.7% more in Bali
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Bali
Clothing: pay 60.4% more in Bali

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

Bali vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$2.98 IDR49,624.64	-48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$4.17 IDR69,474.49	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$1.18 IDR19,570.21	+67.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.56 IDR9,345.97	+2.2%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$2.32 IDR38,557.54	+323.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$7.83 IDR130,361.18	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$6.60 IDR109,843.76	+96.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$2.18 IDR36,298.18	+32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$1.75 IDR29,052.07	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$1.50 IDR25,049.30	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.66 IDR11,067.67	+40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$1.16 IDR19,284.46	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$1.22 IDR20,268.85	+166.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.85 IDR14,129.68	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.95 IDR15,793.59	+87.3%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$3.04 IDR50,544.63	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$8.29 IDR137,973.13	-73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$25,369.74 IDR422,351,602.95	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$4.07 IDR67,810.67	-76.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 98.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$22.24 IDR370,198.07	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$941.26 IDR15,670,036.60	+97.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$655.25 IDR10,908,486.26	+217.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$65.74 IDR1,094,390.86	+124.2%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$264.18 IDR4,398,071.00	+17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$5,829.73 IDR97,052,419.55	-33.6%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$2.53 IDR42,180.94	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.34 IDR38,934.14	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$2.23 IDR37,194.05	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$78.64 IDR1,309,248.48	+73.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$3.88 IDR64,512.03	-47.3%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 60.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$50.94 IDR847,996.02	+159.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$35.42 IDR589,684.28	+42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$84.41 IDR1,405,217.64	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$71.76 IDR1,194,595.01	+15.2%
Average			+60.4%

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