Bali vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$724
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$225
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
61
88
🏙️ Population
4.36M
2.71M

The cost of living in Bali is 15% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4961st and 5770th ($1115 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5831st and 281st 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
$2.79
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.21%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2154
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1985
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.26
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5255
$13326

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Cities near Bali

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$780
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$493
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$387
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$450
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$437
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$358
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$386
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$520
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$402
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$416
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$428
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$419
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$566
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$381
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$400
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$436
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$490
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$427
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$436
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$452
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$486
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$446
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$457
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$439
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$470
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$458
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$494
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$502
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$482
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$468
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$556
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$551
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$468
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$515
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$530
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$466
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$376
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$627
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$516

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617