Bali vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2771
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$488
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1607
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$290
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
4.36M
21.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 18% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6120th and 4887th ($873 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Bali ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5621st and 583rd 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
$2.57
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.13
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2266
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1846
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.34
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9247
$27310

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$870
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$546
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$361
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$469
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$454
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$383
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$403
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$522
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$459
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$427
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$439
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$440
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$556
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$383
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$403
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$427
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$570
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$450
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$460
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$479
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$519
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$474
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$478
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$484
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$506
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$426
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$495
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$512
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$525
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$500
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$643
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$547
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$499
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$552
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$604
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$480
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$393
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$718
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$545

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506