Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Indonesia

Bali vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 49.5% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% more in Bali
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Bali
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Bali
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.3% more in Bali
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Bali

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

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Bali vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	+44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$4.75 IDR85,746.34	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$1.41 IDR25,445.05	+180.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.67 IDR12,087.62	+124.7%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$2.14 IDR38,713.47	+123.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$8.31 IDR150K	+54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$5.59 IDR101K	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$2.01 IDR36,367.53	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	+62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$0.85 IDR15,297.07	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.79 IDR14,333.29	+60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$1.02 IDR18,482.84	+99.5%
Average			+44.1%

Vietnam vs. Bali - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Vietnam	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$3.25 IDR58,600.20	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$8.10 IDR146K	+13.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$3.99 IDR72,046.48	-30.5%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$18.63 IDR336K	+108.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$978.18 IDR18M	+152.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$593.00 IDR11M	+130.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$62.40 IDR1M	+25.7%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$440.88 IDR8M	+37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$5,207.68 IDR94M	-64.4%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	+145.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$2.25 IDR40,649.42	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	+56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$46.04 IDR831K	+123.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	+15.7%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$43.44 IDR784K	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$33.52 IDR605K	+39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$76.00 IDR1M	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$75.10 IDR1M	+1.2%
Average			+10.2%

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