Bali vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$845	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	94
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	4.36M	4.04M

The cost of living in Bali is 18% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4297th and 5000th ($1267 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5664th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs New Taipei

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	Bali	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$18855

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581