Cost of living comparison

Bali, Indonesia

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 2.7 times more expensive than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 80.4% more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in United Kingdom

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Bali. Notably, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

United Kingdom vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bali, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Bali	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.64 IDR43,043.22	$18.70 £13.94	+609.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.46 IDR72,892.40	$9.25 £6.90	+107.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 IDR20,158.88	$2.23 £1.66	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 IDR24,997.02	$1.57 £1.17	+2.2%
Average			+199.9%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Bali	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 IDR36,307.24	$1.53 £1.14	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.01 IDR163,484.57	$4.35 £3.24	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 IDR106,503.04	$5.92 £4.42	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 IDR31,645.85	$3.77 £2.81	+94.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 IDR29,473.73	$3.70 £2.76	+105.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR21,536.07	$1.23 £0.92	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,196.24	$0.67 £0.50	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR19,882.90	$1.26 £0.94	+3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR16,340.38	$1.42 £1.06	+41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,125.07	$0.65 £0.48	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR15,198.17	$0.65 £0.48	-30.3%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Bali	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.35 IDR54,647.65	$7.07 £5.27	+111.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.42 IDR137,539.81	$98.23 £73.24	+1066.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,046.15 IDR425,288,111.62	$34,832.80 £25,969.42	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.08 IDR66,644.51	$17.15 £12.79	+320.2%
Average			+382.9%

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pay 80.4% more for housing

	Bali	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.17 IDR508,945.16	$39.40 £29.38	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,235.95 IDR20,180,913.99	$1,243.58 £927.15	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$614.33 IDR10,030,892.00	$1,020.84 £761.08	+66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.78 IDR1,139,458.95	$229.21 £170.89	+228.5%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Bali	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.10 IDR4,165,280.07	$1,497.56 £1,116.50	+487.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,370.36 IDR136,673,252.29	$18,629.32 £13,889.00	+122.6%
Average			+304.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bali	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.87 IDR46,859.40	$5.63 £4.19	+96.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 IDR38,631.60	$4.12 £3.07	+74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR36,446.20	$17.47 £13.02	+682.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.41 IDR1,361,862.63	$45.31 £33.78	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.99 IDR65,082.50	$12.89 £9.61	+223.5%
Average			+206.2%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Bali	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 IDR895,608.21	$78.43 £58.47	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.10 IDR442,561.01	$40.13 £29.92	+48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.72 IDR1,301,650.02	$90.36 £67.36	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.73 IDR1,171,224.69	$96.72 £72.11	+34.8%
Average			+34.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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