Bali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2771
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$488
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1607
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$290
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
4.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 27% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6120th and 4461st ($873 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bali ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5621st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Shanghai

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Bali Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.13
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2266
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1846
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.34
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9247
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$870
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$546
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$361
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$469
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$454
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$383
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$403
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$522
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$459
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$427
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$439
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$440
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$556
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$383
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$403
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$427
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$570
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$450
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$460
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$479
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$519
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$474
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$478
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$484
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$506
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$426
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$495
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$512
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$525
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$500
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$643
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$547
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$499
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$552
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$604
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$480
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$393
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$718
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740