Bali vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$1153
🏠 One person rent	$705	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	36	28
😀 Quality of life	55	45
🏙️ Population	4.36M	846K

The cost of living in Bali is 153% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4844th and 8885th ($1121 vs $443) 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 0.3 months in Bali compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5819th and 6524th 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	$2.69	$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$4063

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$311
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$335
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$321
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$377
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$339
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$356
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$297
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$331
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$303
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$314
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$337
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$331
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$316
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$312
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$930
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$365
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$293
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$387
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$461
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$311
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$298
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$393
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$284
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$273
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$396
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$279
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$309
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$288
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$329
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$330