Bali vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$705	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	72
😀 Quality of life	55	58
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bali is 4% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4844th and 5069th ($1121 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5819th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Johannesburg

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	Bali	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045