Bali vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bali	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1175	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2596	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$764	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1369	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	73
😀 Quality of life	60	65
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.8M

The cost of living in Bali is 0.4% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4830th and 4839th ($1175 vs $1171) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5918th and 5190th 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	$2.96	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$621	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.21%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1881	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.54	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.6	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.03	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$5808

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$822
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$496
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$409
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$476
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$459
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$379
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$439
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$453
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$593
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$405
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$424
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$499
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$474
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$510
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$470
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$478
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$493
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$478
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$515
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$536
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$509
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$502
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$588
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$491
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$556
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$560
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$467
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$391
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$684
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950