Bali vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$845	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	17
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	4.36M	216K

The cost of living in Bali is 31% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4297th and 2289th ($1267 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5664th and 356th 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	$2.93	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$11415

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604