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Bali vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 39.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Bali
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Bali
Transportation: pay 67.8% less in Bali
Housing: pay 32.3% less in Bali
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% less in Bali
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Bali

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Bali.

Bali vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,772	$2.64 IDR42,665.59	-86.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,498	$4.46 IDR72,252.91	-75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK437	$1.23 IDR19,982.03	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK303	$1.53 IDR24,777.72	-29.9%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK500	$2.22 IDR35,988.71	-38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,075	$10.01 IDR162,050.30	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK888	$6.52 IDR105,568.67	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK798	$1.94 IDR31,368.22	-66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,310	$1.81 IDR29,215.15	-80.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK194	$1.32 IDR21,347.13	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK140	$0.75 IDR12,089.24	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK169	$1.22 IDR19,708.46
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK308	$1.00 IDR16,197.03	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK199	$0.68 IDR11,027.47	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK129	$0.93 IDR15,064.84	-0.3%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 67.8% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,178	$3.35 IDR54,168.22	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,390	$8.42 IDR136,333.15	-88.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,884,481	$26,046.15 IDR421,557,000.08	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,334	$4.08 IDR66,059.83	-83.0%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 32.3% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,685	$31.17 IDR504,480.11	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK273,244	$1,235.95 IDR20,003,864.03	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK249,993	$614.33 IDR9,942,889.59	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,479	$69.78 IDR1,129,462.32	+29.3%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK34,952	$255.10 IDR4,128,737.49	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK830,887	$8,370.36 IDR135,474,198.91	+39.6%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,499	$2.87 IDR46,448.30	-73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK735	$2.37 IDR38,292.68	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,697	$2.23 IDR36,126.45	-81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,696	$83.41 IDR1,349,914.82	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,048	$3.99 IDR64,511.52	-73.0%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,106	$54.85 IDR887,750.92	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,892	$27.10 IDR438,678.36	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,050	$79.72 IDR1,290,230.47	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK26,914	$71.73 IDR1,160,949.37	-63.1%
Average			-51.5%

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