Bali vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bali	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1134	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2510	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$717	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1279	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$237	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	87
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bali is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4868th and 6th ($1134 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Bali ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5821st and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs San Jose, United States

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	Bali	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.31%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.07	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.4	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5905	$22302

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254