Bali vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$717	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	36	7
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	4.36M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bali is 12% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4868th and 5469th ($1134 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Bali ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5821st and 6129th 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	$2.99	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$14328

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$834
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$489
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$402
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$457
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$384
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$409
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$551
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$413
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$440
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$447
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$456
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$588
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$409
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$422
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$488
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$523
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$478
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$482
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$502
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$488
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$523
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$534
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$519
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$490
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$598
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$561
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$499
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$555
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$568
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$480
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$400
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$699
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$567

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866