Bali vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1134
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2510
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$717
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1279
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$237
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
28
😀 Quality of life
61
51
🏙️ Population
4.36M
846K

The cost of living in Bali is 166% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4868th and 8921st ($1134 vs $427) 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 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5821st and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.31%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1644
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1757
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.19
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5905
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$834
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$489
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$402
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$470
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$457
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$384
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$409
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$551
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$413
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$440
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$447
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$456
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$588
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$409
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$422
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$445
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$488
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$449
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$459
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$471
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$523
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$478
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$482
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$470
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$502
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$488
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$523
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$534
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$519
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$490
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$598
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$561
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$499
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$555
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$568
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$480
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$400
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$699
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$567

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348