Bali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3559
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$705
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
4.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 1% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4844th and 4780th ($1121 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5819th and 571st 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
$2.69
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3170
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1937
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8739
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774