Bali vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$4184
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	66
😀 Quality of life	55	97
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.36M

The cost of living in Bali is 55% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4844th and 781st ($1121 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5819th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Brisbane

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	Bali	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$9531

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876