Bali vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$705	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	36	78
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	4.36M	6.6M

The cost of living in Bali is 159% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4844th and 8907th ($1121 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5819th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Chennai

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	Bali	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$1425

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287