Bali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$764
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
4.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4830th and 4971st ($1175 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5918th and 1655th 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
$2.96
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765