Bali vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$4225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	37	49
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	4.36M	608K

The cost of living in Bali is 56% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 4961st and 852nd ($1115 vs $2530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 5831st and 68th 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	$2.79	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$9318

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Cities near Bali

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

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913