Bali vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$724
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$225
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
79
😀 Quality of life
61
65
🏙️ Population
4.36M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bali is 173% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4961st and 8947th ($1115 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5831st and 5131st 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
$2.79
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.21%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2154
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1985
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.26
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5255
$1792

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259