Bali vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$3406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	36	49
😀 Quality of life	55	88
🏙️ Population	4.36M	608K

The cost of living in Bali is 51% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 4844th and 1120th ($1121 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 5819th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Gold Coast

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	Bali	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$7508

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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

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876