Bali vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1134
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2510
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$717
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1279
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$237
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
5
😀 Quality of life
61
42
🏙️ Population
4.36M
115K

The cost of living in Bali is 170% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4868th and 8940th ($1134 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bali ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5821st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bali Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.31%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1644
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1757
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.19
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5905
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$834
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$489
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$402
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$470
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$457
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$384
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$409
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$551
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$413
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$440
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$447
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$456
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$588
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$409
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$422
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$445
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$488
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$449
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$459
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$471
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$523
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$478
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$482
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$470
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$502
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$488
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$523
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$534
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$519
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$490
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$598
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$561
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$499
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$555
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$568
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$480
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$400
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$699
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$567

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289