Cost of living comparison
London is 4.3 times more expensive than Bali.
If you lived in London instead of Bali, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.64
IDR42,629.48
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
IDR72,191.75
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
IDR19,965.11
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
IDR24,756.74
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
IDR35,958.25
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.01
IDR161,913.13
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
IDR105,479.31
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
IDR31,341.66
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
IDR29,190.42
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
IDR21,329.06
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,079.01
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
IDR19,691.78
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
IDR16,183.31
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR11,018.13
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR15,052.08
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for transportation
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.35
IDR54,122.36
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.42
IDR136,217.75
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,046.15
IDR421,200,167.78
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.08
IDR66,003.91
|
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.17
IDR504,053.09
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,235.95
IDR19,986,931.50
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$614.33
IDR9,934,473.31
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.78
IDR1,128,506.27
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.10
IDR4,125,242.67
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.36
IDR135,359,525.04
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.87
IDR46,408.98
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
IDR38,260.27
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.41
IDR1,348,772.17
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.99
IDR64,456.92
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
|
Bali
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
IDR886,999.47
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.10
IDR438,307.03
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.72
IDR1,289,138.33
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.73
IDR1,159,966.67
|
$135.36
£107.72
|
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