Bali vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$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

Cities near Kathmandu

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