Bali vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	80
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	4.36M	737K

The cost of living in Bali is 61% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4844th and 206th ($1121 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 0.3 months in Bali compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5819th and 102nd 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	$2.69	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$28179

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263