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

Updated:

Livingcost

Bali San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$764
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
60
91
🏙️ Population
4.36M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bali is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4830th and 8th ($1175 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5918th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bali vs San Jose, United States

Prices for goods and services in Bali and San Jose are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bali San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$23160

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bali

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$822
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$496
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$409
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$476
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$459
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$379
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$408
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$549
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$419
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$439
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$453
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$445
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$593
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$405
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$424
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$445
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$499
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$449
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$461
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$474
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$510
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$470
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$478
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$464
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$493
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$478
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$515
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$536
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$509
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$502
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$588
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$551
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$491
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$556
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$560
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$467
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$391
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$684
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$536

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212