Bali vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$764
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
4.36M
21.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 13% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4830th and 5341st ($1175 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5918th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Beijing

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Bali Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$25165

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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

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748