Bali vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$2947
🏠 One person rent	$705	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$1110
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	36	89
😀 Quality of life	55	74
🏙️ Population	4.36M	5.68M

The cost of living in Bali is 13% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 4844th and 5738th ($1121 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 5819th and 1355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Bangkok

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	Bali	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$13758

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783