Bali vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$845	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	80
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	4.36M	737K

The cost of living in Bali is 58% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4297th and 158th ($1267 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5664th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Seattle

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	Bali	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093