Bali vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2771
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$488
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1607
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$290
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
5
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
4.36M
79.2K

The cost of living in Bali is 93% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6120th and 8761st ($873 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Bali ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5621st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.13
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.94
🥤 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
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2266
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1846
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.34
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9247
$701

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288