Adelaide vs Bali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Bali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2474
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$1294
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$225
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	50	37
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.36M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 111% more expensive than in Bali. Cities ranked 1178th and 4961st ($2355 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 6th best city to live in Australia vs Bali ranked 9th in Indonesia, while ranked 75th and 5831st 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	$15.8	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$589
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$1083
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$2154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$8.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$5255

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516