Bali vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$705	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	36	29
😀 Quality of life	55	13
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bali is 87% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4844th and 7801st ($1121 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5819th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Kabul

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	Bali	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$1452

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487