Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Bali, Indonesia

Bali vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 79.5% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bali
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Bali
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Bali
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Bali
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bali
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Bali

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

Bali vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫50,247	$2.64 IDR42,709.21	+37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 ₫113,586	$4.46 IDR72,326.77	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫14,094	$1.23 IDR20,002.45	+129.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,509	$1.53 IDR24,803.05	+370.8%
Average			+135.1%

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 ₫23,615	$2.22 IDR36,025.50	+146.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫158,428	$10.01 IDR162,215.95	+65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 ₫142,919	$6.52 IDR105,676.59	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 ₫38,221	$1.94 IDR31,400.28	+32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₫40,483	$1.81 IDR29,245.02	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ₫31,343	$1.32 IDR21,368.95	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,151	$0.75 IDR12,101.60	+75.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ₫14,924	$1.22 IDR19,728.61	+113.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 ₫11,687	$1.00 IDR16,213.58	+124.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,455	$0.68 IDR11,038.74	+43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,615	$0.93 IDR15,080.24	+93.1%
Average			+67.3%

Vietnam vs. Bali - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Vietnam	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,742	$3.35 IDR54,223.59	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.11 ₫186,009	$8.42 IDR136,472.52	+18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,423.92 ₫927,026,160	$26,046.15 IDR421,987,940.86	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.64 ₫147,650	$4.08 IDR66,127.36	-27.7%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫227,236	$31.17 IDR504,995.82	+259.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.09 ₫7,774,674	$1,235.95 IDR20,024,313.18	+316.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.27 ₫5,424,135	$614.33 IDR9,953,053.81	+196.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.91 ₫1,044,458	$69.78 IDR1,130,616.92	+74.8%
Average			+211.6%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.27 ₫5,371,714	$255.10 IDR4,132,958.13	+24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,496.31 ₫327,022,116	$8,370.36 IDR135,612,688.74	-33.0%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.88 ₫22,934	$2.87 IDR46,495.78	+227.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₫41,355	$2.37 IDR38,331.82	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 ₫33,124	$2.23 IDR36,163.38	+76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 ₫578,091	$83.41 IDR1,351,294.79	+277.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 ₫88,405	$3.99 IDR64,577.47	+18.0%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 ₫732,670	$54.85 IDR888,658.43	+95.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.19 ₫580,798	$27.10 IDR439,126.80	+22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.50 ₫2,080,351	$79.72 IDR1,291,549.42	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.86 ₫2,089,835	$71.73 IDR1,162,136.16	-10.2%
Average			+27.0%

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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: July 2025

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