Bali vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bali	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1175	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2596	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$1369	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	66
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bali is 48% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4830th and 1349th ($1175 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5918th and 3rd 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	$2.96	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$621	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.21%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1881	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.54	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.03	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894