Cost of living comparison

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Ubud vs. Trinidad Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 25.2% cheaper than Trinidad.

Restaurants
pay 46.5% less in Ubud
Groceries
pay 26.6% less in Ubud
Transportation
pay 50.1% less in Ubud
Housing
pay 7.8% less in Ubud
Childcare
pay 99.4% more in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.8% less in Ubud
Clothing
pay 37.1% less in Ubud

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Ubud. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ubud.

Ubud vs. Trinidad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ubud instead of Trinidad, you would:

pay 46.5% less for restaurants

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.90
TTD40.09
$2.79
IDR50,439.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.63
TTD45.10
$3.07
IDR55,482.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.88
TTD6.01
$1.30
IDR23,538.21

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Bread
1 loaf
$2.28
TTD15.53
$1.84
IDR33,289.75
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.74
TTD25.41
$8.31
IDR150K
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
TTD51.85
$5.50
IDR99,284.90

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pay 50.1% less for transportation

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32
TTD29.40
$2.76
IDR49,852.48
Monthly public transit pass $162.15
TTD1,102.48
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $61,176.55
TTD416K
$24,199.28
IDR437M

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pay 7.8% less for housing

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.34
TTD451.01
$18.63
IDR336K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $633.15
TTD4,304.74
$544.82
IDR10M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $460.12
TTD3,128.33
$407.10
IDR7M

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pay 99.4% more for childcare

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $221.12
TTD1,503.38
$440.88
IDR8M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,207.68
IDR94M

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.53
$2.24
IDR40,351.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.83
TTD26.06
$2.00
IDR36,147.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.60
TTD38.09
$2.12
IDR38,333.66

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

 
Trinidad
Ubud
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.08
TTD551.24
$43.44
IDR784K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$81.08
TTD551.24
$22.35
IDR404K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.08
TTD551.24
$76.00
IDR1M

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