Bali vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3559
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$705
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.9
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
36
64
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
4.36M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bali is 51% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4844th and 1098th ($1121 vs $2309) 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 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5819th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3170
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1937
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8739
$12682

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Cities near Bali

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$892
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$530
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$380
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$518
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$495
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$388
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$427
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$558
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$512
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$470
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$487
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$507
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$601
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$434
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$447
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$453
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$550
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$488
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$503
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$506
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$524
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$508
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$512
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$505
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$515
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$517
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$551
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$571
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$534
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$530
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$638
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$596
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$509
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$541
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$620
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$553
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$419
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$757
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507