Bali vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$717	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	7
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	4.36M	133K

The cost of living in Bali is 14% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4868th and 4439th ($1134 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Maldives, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bali ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5821st and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Male

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	Bali	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$3575

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Cities near Bali

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327