Bali vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$845	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bali is 28% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4297th and 5539th ($1267 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5664th and 5667th 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	$2.93	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$5271

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003