Bali vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$845	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	30
😀 Quality of life	57	14
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bali is 167% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4297th and 8769th ($1267 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Indonesia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5664th and 9071st 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	$2.93	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476