Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Denpasar, Indonesia

Denpasar vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Denpasar is 61.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 75.1% less in Denpasar
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Denpasar
Transportation: pay 62.0% less in Denpasar
Housing: pay 76.6% less in Denpasar
Childcare: pay 70.1% less in Denpasar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% less in Denpasar
Clothing: pay 53.2% less in Denpasar

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Denpasar.

Denpasar vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denpasar instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 75.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Denpasar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.68	$1.91 IDR32,036.94	-87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$16.01	$3.70 IDR61,938.08	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.60	$0.80 IDR13,415.47	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.85	$0.31 IDR5,161.51	-85.7%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Denpasar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.51	$1.54 IDR25,748.20	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.41	$3.88 IDR65,034.98	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.48	$4.90 IDR82,111.94	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.22	$1.71 IDR28,614.32	-75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.04	$1.83 IDR30,678.09	-63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.50	$1.32 IDR22,081.20	-5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.95	$0.55 IDR9,263.98	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.64	$0.62 IDR10,333.67	-58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.67	$0.63 IDR10,535.50	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.59 IDR9,808.92	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.50	$0.72 IDR12,109.77	-13.7%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 62.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Denpasar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.47	$3.30 IDR55,280.79	-48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.98	$12.75 IDR213,579.58	-90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,370.48	$25,509.65 IDR427,159,155.26	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.55	$3.01 IDR50,458.18	-83.5%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 76.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Denpasar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.99	$20.11 IDR336,788.30	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,658.11	$223.21 IDR3,737,642.61	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,386.16	$164.75 IDR2,758,736.21	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$239.67	$39.18 IDR656,024.33	-70.8%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 70.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Denpasar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,557.39	$146.68 IDR2,456,165.14	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,607.02	$5,436.74 IDR91,038,294.96	-57.0%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Denpasar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.81	$2.23 IDR37,376.43	-68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.10	$1.98 IDR33,104.83	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.71	$1.91 IDR32,036.94	-92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.21	$37.20 IDR622,940.43	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.88	$3.51 IDR58,734.38	-71.4%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 53.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Denpasar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.43	$34.54 IDR578,444.69	-54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.46	$15.94 IDR266,974.47	-71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$213.46	$65.69 IDR1,099,934.82	-45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$231.61	$74.71 IDR1,250,966.10	-42.4%
Average			-53.2%

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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: April 2025

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