Bali vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$845	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	92
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bali is 26% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4297th and 2624th ($1267 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Italy, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5664th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Rome

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	Bali	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201