Bali vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$764
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
79
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
4.36M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bali is 174% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4830th and 8922nd ($1175 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5918th and 5162nd 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
$2.96
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$1717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271