Bali vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$845	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	37	24
😀 Quality of life	57	39
🏙️ Population	4.36M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bali is 114% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4297th and 7740th ($1267 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5664th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Shaoyang

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	Bali	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600