Bali vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$845	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	54
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	4.36M	8.78M

The cost of living in Bali is 97% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4297th and 7256th ($1267 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5664th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Quanzhou

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	Bali	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936