Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.3 times more expensive than Bali.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Bali, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.64
IDR42,629.48
|
$19.77
A$31.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
IDR72,191.75
|
$9.89
A$15.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
IDR19,965.11
|
$2.76
A$4.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
IDR24,756.74
|
$2.32
A$3.70
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
IDR35,958.25
|
$2.59
A$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.01
IDR161,913.13
|
$5.39
A$8.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
IDR105,479.31
|
$6.59
A$10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
IDR31,341.66
|
$4.63
A$7.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
IDR29,190.42
|
$4.12
A$6.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
IDR21,329.06
|
$1.62
A$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,079.01
|
$1.34
A$2.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
IDR19,691.78
|
$1.57
A$2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
IDR16,183.31
|
$2.46
A$3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR11,018.13
|
$1.25
A$2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR15,052.08
|
$1.11
A$1.78
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.35
IDR54,122.36
|
$5.07
A$8.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.42
IDR136,217.75
|
$118.63
A$189.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,046.15
IDR421,200,167.78
|
$29,276.08
A$46,834.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.08
IDR66,003.91
|
$17.66
A$28.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.17
IDR504,053.09
|
$65.39
A$104.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,235.95
IDR19,986,931.50
|
$1,783.31
A$2,852.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$614.33
IDR9,934,473.31
|
$1,413.05
A$2,260.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.78
IDR1,128,506.27
|
$183.02
A$292.79
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.10
IDR4,125,242.67
|
$1,847.17
A$2,954.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.36
IDR135,359,525.04
|
$14,503.36
A$23,201.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.87
IDR46,408.98
|
$7.25
A$11.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
IDR38,260.27
|
$3.68
A$5.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$26.36
A$42.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.41
IDR1,348,772.17
|
$65.69
A$105.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.99
IDR64,456.92
|
$14.33
A$22.93
|
|
pay 97.3% more for clothing
|
Bali
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
IDR886,999.47
|
$86.77
A$138.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.10
IDR438,307.03
|
$72.18
A$115.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.72
IDR1,289,138.33
|
$119.51
A$191.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.73
IDR1,159,966.67
|
$154.17
A$246.64
|
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