Bali vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$845	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	37	73
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.85M

The cost of living in Bali is 65% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4297th and 6586th ($1267 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5664th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Manila

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	Bali	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372