Bali vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	4.36M	5.35M

The cost of living in Bali is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4961st and 829th ($1115 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5831st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Melbourne

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	Bali	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$22313

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132