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Bali vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 2.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Bali
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Bali
Housing: pay 52.3% more in Bali
Childcare: pay 16.9% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Bali
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Bali

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

Bali vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bali instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$201.81	$2.64 IDR42,665.59	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.36	$4.46 IDR72,252.91	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.94	$1.23 IDR19,982.03	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.71	$1.53 IDR24,777.72	+98.1%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.84	$2.22 IDR35,988.71	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.92	$10.01 IDR162,050.30	+105.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.94	$6.52 IDR105,568.67	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.36	$1.94 IDR31,368.22	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.58	$1.81 IDR29,215.15	-49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.83	$1.32 IDR21,347.13	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.60	$0.75 IDR12,089.24	+11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.24	$1.22 IDR19,708.46	+52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.82	$1.00 IDR16,197.03	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.30	$0.68 IDR11,027.47	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.82	$0.93 IDR15,064.84	+12.5%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.26	$3.35 IDR54,168.22	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$363.26	$8.42 IDR136,333.15	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$378,391.19	$26,046.15 IDR421,557,000.08	+39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.63	$4.08 IDR66,059.83	+17.5%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 52.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$495.56	$31.17 IDR504,480.11	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,162.78	$1,235.95 IDR20,003,864.03	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,062.78	$614.33 IDR9,942,889.59	+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$616.14	$69.78 IDR1,129,462.32	+130.2%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 16.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,751.29	$255.10 IDR4,128,737.49	-33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,297.09	$8,370.36 IDR135,474,198.91	-0.7%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.50	$2.87 IDR46,448.30	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.11	$2.37 IDR38,292.68	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.71	$2.23 IDR36,126.45	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,091.31	$83.41 IDR1,349,914.82	+55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.90	$3.99 IDR64,511.52	-19.7%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,145.55	$54.85 IDR887,750.92	-2.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$834.62	$27.10 IDR438,678.36	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,869.95	$79.72 IDR1,290,230.47	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,868.67	$71.73 IDR1,160,949.37	-22.0%
Average			-18.0%

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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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