Bali vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bali	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1175	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2596	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1369	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	4.36M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bali is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4830th and 348th ($1175 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5918th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Sydney

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	Bali	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$621	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.21%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1881	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.54	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.03	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864