Bali vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$705	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	36	67
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bali is 156% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4844th and 8895th ($1121 vs $439) 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 0.3 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 5819th and 6293rd 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	$2.69	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$3133

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397