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Bali vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 68.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Bali
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Bali
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Bali
Childcare: pay 13.6% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.7% more in Bali
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Bali

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Bali are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Bali. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bali.

Bali vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bali instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,344	$2.64 IDR42,665.59	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,825	$4.46 IDR72,252.91	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,277	$1.23 IDR19,982.03	+178.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,545	$1.53 IDR24,777.72	+495.4%
Average			+175.4%

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,172	$2.22 IDR35,988.71	+116.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,331	$10.01 IDR162,050.30	+100.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,897	$6.52 IDR105,568.67	+23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,366	$1.94 IDR31,368.22	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,567	$1.81 IDR29,215.15	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,784	$1.32 IDR21,347.13	-23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,769	$0.75 IDR12,089.24	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,428	$1.22 IDR19,708.46	+59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,392	$1.00 IDR16,197.03	+105.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,593	$0.68 IDR11,027.47	+49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,701	$0.93 IDR15,064.84	+72.9%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,270	$3.35 IDR54,168.22	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,374	$8.42 IDR136,333.15	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,871,696	$26,046.15 IDR421,557,000.08	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,935	$4.08 IDR66,059.83	-24.1%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,196	$31.17 IDR504,480.11	+246.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,620,653	$1,235.95 IDR20,003,864.03	+265.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,091,574	$614.33 IDR9,942,889.59	+156.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,483,470	$69.78 IDR1,129,462.32	+19.7%
Average			+171.9%

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pay 13.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,209,042	$255.10 IDR4,128,737.49	+4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫312,096,663	$8,370.36 IDR135,474,198.91	-31.7%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,172	$2.87 IDR46,448.30	+190.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,665	$2.37 IDR38,292.68	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,241	$2.23 IDR36,126.45	+61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,650	$83.41 IDR1,349,914.82	+217.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,722	$3.99 IDR64,511.52	-4.0%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,740	$54.85 IDR887,750.92	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫671,248	$27.10 IDR438,678.36	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,365,553	$79.72 IDR1,290,230.47	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,199,627	$71.73 IDR1,160,949.37	-17.0%
Average			+5.2%

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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: December 2024

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