Bali vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$724	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	4.36M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bali is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4961st and 4th ($1115 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5831st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs New York City

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	Bali	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192