Bali vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$724	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	37	8
😀 Quality of life	61	55
🏙️ Population	4.36M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bali is 10% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4961st and 5497th ($1115 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 5831st and 6330th 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	$2.79	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992