Bali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$764
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
4.36M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bali is 51% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4830th and 1039th ($1175 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5918th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Dubai

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Bali Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$16876

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Cities near Bali

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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492