Bali vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2258
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$5105
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1409
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$2111
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$4498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	30
😀 Quality of life	61	85
🏙️ Population	4.36M	381K

The cost of living in Bali is 51% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 4961st and 1373rd ($1115 vs $2258) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 2 months in Canberra. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Canberra ranked 10th in Australia, while ranked 5831st and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Canberra

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	Bali	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$9940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$6181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$3.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$17844

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720