Bali vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$717	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	74
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bali is 5% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4868th and 5031st ($1134 vs $1082) 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 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5821st and 5648th 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	$2.99	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$5503

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$834
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$489
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$402
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$457
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$384
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$409
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$551
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$413
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$440
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$447
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$456
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$588
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$409
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$422
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$488
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$523
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$478
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$482
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$502
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$488
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$523
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$534
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$519
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$490
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$598
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$561
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$499
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$555
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$568
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$480
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$400
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$699
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$567

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915