Bali vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$764
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
4.36M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bali is 18% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4830th and 5666th ($1175 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5918th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Kaohsiung

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Bali Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610