Bali vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$845	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	37	7
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	4.36M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bali is 35% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4297th and 5827th ($1267 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5664th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Phuket

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	Bali	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810