Bali vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3239
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$845
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1978
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
28
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
4.36M
846K

The cost of living in Bali is 202% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4297th and 8918th ($1267 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Nepal, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5664th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Kathmandu

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Bali Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3111
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1570
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.09%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1668
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.97
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.5
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8096
$3409

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BaliKathmandu

Cost of living

$349

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361