Adelaide vs Bali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Bali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1175
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$1369
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$226
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	50	37
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.36M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 99% more expensive than in Bali. Cities ranked 1210th and 4830th ($2338 vs $1175) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.2 months in Bali. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Bali ranked 11th in Indonesia, while ranked 73rd and 5918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Bali

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	Adelaide	Bali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$621
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1791
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	13.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$8.54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$23.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$5862

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$822
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$496
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$409
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$476
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$459
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$379
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$439
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$453
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$593
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$405
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$424
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$499
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$474
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$510
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$470
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$478
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$493
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$478
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$515
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$536
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$509
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$502
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$588
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$491
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$556
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$560
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$467
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$391
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$684
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536