Bali vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bali	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2771	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$488	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$1607	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$2523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	17
😀 Quality of life	58	85
🏙️ Population	4.36M	419K

The cost of living in Bali is 61% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6120th and 1237th ($873 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Bali ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 5621st and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Wellington

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	Bali	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.57	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.13	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2266	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1347	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.13%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.34	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.07	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.49	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9247	$13015

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Cities near Bali

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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597