Bali vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2596
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$764
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
37
5
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
4.36M
115K

The cost of living in Bali is 185% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4830th and 8957th ($1175 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5918th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.21%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.54
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285