Bali vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$705	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	55	99
🏙️ Population	4.36M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bali is 67% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4844th and 37th ($1121 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.4 months in London. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5819th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs London

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	Bali	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055