Bali vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$845	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	37	69
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bali is 187% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4297th and 8870th ($1267 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5664th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Islamabad

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	Bali	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$2961

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369