Bali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2771
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$488
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1607
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$290
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
36
64
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
4.36M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bali is 61% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6120th and 1218th ($873 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Bali ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5621st and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.13
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2266
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1846
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.34
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9247
$14799

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541