Bali vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2771
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$488
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1607
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$290
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
78
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
4.36M
10.3M

The cost of living in Bali is 101% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6120th and 8842nd ($873 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5621st and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.13
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2266
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1846
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.34
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9247
$1681

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$870
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$546
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$361
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$469
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$454
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$383
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$403
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$522
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$459
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$427
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$439
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$440
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$556
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$383
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$403
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$427
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$570
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$450
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$460
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$479
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$519
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$474
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$478
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$484
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$506
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$426
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$495
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$512
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$525
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$500
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$643
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$547
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$499
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$552
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$604
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$480
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$393
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$718
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325