Bali vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$717	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	36	30
😀 Quality of life	61	33
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bali is 148% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4868th and 8842nd ($1134 vs $458) 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 0.2 months in Kabul. Bali ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5821st and 8609th 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	$2.99	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$1486

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439