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🇮🇩 Bali · The practical guide
Sourced price references for Bali. A household total is available only when all required monthly assumptions have been documented. Missing prices are not zero. See the sources and research limitations.
1 adult · estimated rates
€293–€537
IDR 6,000,000–IDR 11,000,000
€107–€156
IDR 2,200,000–IDR 3,200,000
€59–€93
IDR 1,200,000–IDR 1,900,000
€5–€7
IDR 100,000–IDR 150,000
€46–€73
IDR 950,000–IDR 1,500,000
€0
IDR 0–IDR 0
€15–€34
IDR 300,000–IDR 700,000
€15–€29
IDR 300,000–IDR 600,000
Recurring costs only. Flights, visas, insurance, medical care, deposits, setup, school and childcare are excluded. Confirm lease duration and household occupancy before booking.
1BR long-stay planning allowance. Research-based long-stay planning estimate (low confidence), not a market statistic or a 30-day booking quote. A practical Denpasar or residential Sanur-area base with a private kitchen and simple local living. This is not an average for Bali island and does not price luxury Canggu, Seminyak or beachfront villas. Monthly equivalents of annual Bali rents often require a long commitment and substantial prepayment; the reviewed Sanur example requires at least 6 months at its monthly price. Do not treat annual/12 as a cancellable 30-day rate. Confirm contract, foreign-tenant eligibility, deposit, furnishings, pool/cleaning fees and occupancy directly. Upfront lease cash and deposits are excluded. The planning population is a modest-to-comfortable long-stay household with a private kitchen, regular cooking and simple local meals; it is not a tourist resort or luxury expatriate package. Four accommodation bands assume one, two, three and four bedrooms or a larger/multiple-unit allowance. Exact occupancy, bed sharing, child ages and landlord permission are not verified. Larger households have greater uncertainty. Food includes groceries and 12 simple restaurant meals per adult each month. Children use 60% of the adult food allowance as a mixed-age planning assumption, not dietary advice. Each adult has a mobile plan and a basic gym membership. Children share parent connectivity and have no separately budgeted gym or paid activity membership. Coworking is one optional membership per household. It is excluded when remote work is off and is never multiplied by adult or child count. Ranges are editorial planning bounds, not statistical confidence intervals. All numeric observations are source snapshots; small contributor sets and property asking prices are not representative market surveys. Consumption taxes and ordinary service costs are allowed for in retail ranges; specifically pre-tax coworking and broadband references are grossed up. Confirm the actual invoice, inclusions and lease before committing. Use Denpasar as the cost reference. Residential Sanur raises housing prices; Canggu, Seminyak, beachfront villas and inland Ubud may differ markedly. This model cannot be applied uniformly across Bali. The lower housing bands assume ordinary homes without a private pool, maid or resort services. A pool-villa quote only provides upper context; no rental inventory is guaranteed. Transport is an occasional local car/taxi allowance, not scooter ownership or unlimited island touring. Household shared trips are fixed; every adult and child gets the same additional allowance without assuming concession eligibility. Utilities include one broadband connection plus electricity/water/gas/waste, then occupancy increments. Ask landlords which services are bundled and avoid counting them twice. Routine cleaning supplies and basic toiletries use a small portion of the household utility/service allowance. Occasional clothing replacement, electronics and other major or irregular purchases are excluded; add a personal contingency for them. Excludes: School and childcare fees; Flights, visas, travel/health insurance and medical treatment; Security deposits, prepaid lease cash requirements, relocation, furniture, installation and agent fees; Personal income taxes, major purchases, alcohol, domestic staff and paid child classes or clubs; Occasional clothing, electronics and other irregular personal purchases. Excludes flights, visas, insurance, school and childcare fees.
Costs updated: 2026-09-04 · Manual FX rate: 2026-09-03 · 1 EUR = 20,496.93 IDR.
Monthly household budget
€734/ mo
€539–€929 · IDR 11,050,000–IDR 19,050,000
1 adult
Long-stay planning estimate · Updated 2026-09-04
Recurring spend only. Lease minimums and deposits may apply; this is not a 30-day rental quote.
Research + explicit planning assumptions
Research snapshot: 2026-09-04 · low confidence. This is a long-stay planning model, not a measured market average, a 30-day rental offer or an on-site assessment. Headline costs use the midpoint of the displayed range.
Monthly equivalents of annual Bali rents often require a long commitment and substantial prepayment; the reviewed Sanur example requires at least 6 months at its monthly price. Do not treat annual/12 as a cancellable 30-day rate. Confirm contract, foreign-tenant eligibility, deposit, furnishings, pool/cleaning fees and occupancy directly. Upfront lease cash and deposits are excluded.
A practical Denpasar or residential Sanur-area base with a private kitchen and simple local living. This is not an average for Bali island and does not price luxury Canggu, Seminyak or beachfront villas.
Select 6–11 million for an ordinary furnished Denpasar/residential Sanur base: Denpasar center reference 6.78 million, furnished-studio context 7.81 million and annual Sanur house 115 million/12≈9.58 million. The 165 million/year and 15 million/minimum 6-month property show an upper alternative. These different property types and lease terms are not pooled into a market average.
No comparable 2BR transaction sample was obtained. Use a conservative 9–18 million family planning allowance above modest Denpasar references and around the 85 m² furnished 14.95 million context; this is explicit extrapolation for two bedrooms, not a measured 2BR mean or capacity claim.
Ordinary Denpasar 3BR observations are much lower than Sanur villas. A 3BR Sanur pool listing 285 million/year gives 23.75 million/month equivalent. Choose 12–24 million between practical furnished housing and that upper-context asking quote, with no private-pool guarantee.
Four-bedroom/larger allowance is 1.3 times the 12–24 million 3BR band, rounded to 16–32 million. No homogeneous 4BR sample or lawful eight-person capacity was verified; multiple rentals may be necessary.
Adult model uses 6 kg rice,6 litres milk,3 dozen eggs,4 kg chicken,8 kg mixed vegetables,5 kg fruit and bread/other protein/pantry/water/snacks. Denpasar staple references support roughly 1.3–2 million groceries plus 0.4–0.6 million for missing basket items and location variation;12 simple meals around 32,500 add 390,000. Round to 2.2–3.2 million. Child 60% is a planning assumption; imported-food diets cost more.
At the 78,373 reference for an 8 km taxi ride, fixed 600,000–900,000 models roughly 8–11 shared household trips. Each person receives 600,000–1 million for additional local trips/transport; no child discount or self-driving scooter assumed. Repeated inter-area journeys, airport trips and daily long commutes can exceed this allowance.
Use the 100,00013GB/30-day national reference plus up to 50,000 for top-ups/renewal or checkout variation per adult. Children share parent connectivity; coverage and SIM registration must be checked.
Fixed 800,000–1.2 million includes one broadband 350,000–450,000 inclusive allowance and base electric/water/gas/waste. Add 150,000–300,000/adult and 100,000–200,000/child. Family total 1.3–2.2 million acknowledges AC use and disagreement between sparse sources. Pool maintenance/staff are not included; do not count landlord-bundled broadband twice.
Livit Sanur publishes 2.25 million basic unlimited café/rooftop and 4.875 million Pro per month, inclusive 11%VAT. Round upward to 2.3–4.9 million for one optional household membership; lower tier does not promise an air-conditioned quiet desk.
Adult basic-club range 300,000–700,000 surrounds the Denpasar general 387,500 and business-area 653,320 references. High-end Canggu wellness clubs, joining fees and paid child classes are outside this model.
Two adult movie tickets around 60,000–67,600 each plus about 180,000–465,000 for local outings/nonalcoholic treats. Each child receives 150,000–300,000. No premium beach clubs, paid regular child classes or extensive tours.
Excluded: School and childcare fees; Flights, visas, travel/health insurance and medical treatment; Security deposits, prepaid lease cash requirements, relocation, furniture, installation and agent fees; Personal income taxes, major purchases, alcohol, domestic staff and paid child classes or clubs; Occasional clothing, electronics and other irregular personal purchases. Check every household member’s needs and actual lease conditions.
Comparable references are grouped by scope and unit. Multiple observations from one publisher are reduced to that publisher’s median; each publisher then has equal influence. These are medians of source reference points, not pooled population averages or statistical confidence intervals. The model also accounts for the lease, household and spending assumptions above.
| Scope | Publishers | Central reference | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent 1br sanur annual asking | 2 | 140,000,000 | local/year |
| Whole milk litre | 2 | 22,182.1 | local/litre |
| Large eggs dozen | 2 | 27,021.4 | local/dozen |
| Reference | Value / unit | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rent 1br outside denpasar center Denpasar outside-center 1BR; lease unknown. | 2,847,500 local/month | Numbeo |
| Rent 1br denpasar center Denpasar center 1BR; not beachfront villa. | 6,783,333.33 local/month | Numbeo |
| Rent 3br outside denpasar center Denpasar outside-center 3BR. | 7,416,000 local/month | Numbeo |
| Rent furnished 45m2 normal area Furnished studio 45 m²; bedrooms unspecified. | 7,811,620 local/month | Expatistan |
| Rent furnished 85m2 normal area Furnished 85 m²; not a defined 2BR sample. | 14,952,300 local/month | Expatistan |
| Rent 1br sanur annual asking KBP 0586 annual house asking rent. | 115,000,000 local/year | Dot Property |
| Rent 1br sanur min6month asking Sedap Malam house, minimum 6 months. | 15,000,000 local/month | BaliHousing |
| Rent 1br sanur annual asking Same Sedap Malam house, annual alternative. | 165,000,000 local/year | BaliHousing |
| Rent 3br sanur pool annual asking 3BR pool villa, upper-context comparator. | 285,000,000 local/year | SAVA Properti |
| Simple restaurant meal Inexpensive Denpasar meal. | 32,500 local/meal | Numbeo |
| Whole milk litre Regular milk. | 20,357.14 local/litre | Numbeo |
| Whole milk litre Whole-fat milk; broad retail comparability. | 24,007 local/litre | Expatistan |
| Large eggs dozen Large eggs. | 25,222.86 local/dozen | Numbeo |
| Large eggs dozen Large eggs. | 28,820 local/dozen | Expatistan |
| White rice kg White rice. | 16,666.67 local/kg | Numbeo |
| Chicken fillet kg Chicken fillets. | 60,200 local/kg | Numbeo |
| Tomato kg Tomatoes. | 26,750 local/kg | Numbeo |
| Taxi 8km standard Weekday 8 km reference; surge/route variation excluded. | 78,373 local/ride | Expatistan |
| Utilities 85m2 Basic utility aggregate; broadband separate. | 670,000 local/month | Numbeo |
| Utilities 2person 85m2 Two people in 85 m²; not identical occupancy to Numbeo. | 1,287,480 local/month | Expatistan |
| Broadband 50mbps from pretax National starting tariff beforeVAT; check address. | 299,000 local/month | Telkomsel |
| Mobile 13gb 30day National 13GB/30-day package. | 100,000 local/30days | Telkomsel |
| Gym monthly general General fitness-club reference. | 387,500 local/month | Numbeo |
| Gym business district Business-area gym; different coverage. | 653,320 local/month | Expatistan |
| Cinema single International release. | 60,000 local/ticket | Numbeo |
| Cinema pair Two movie tickets in original units. | 135,155 local/2tickets | Expatistan |
| Cowork monthly basic ttc Unlimited café/rooftop access, VAT included. | 2,250,000 local/month | Livit |
| Cowork monthly pro ttc Pro flex desk, VAT included. | 4,875,000 local/month | Livit |
Initial assessment in five-point steps. Scores reflect editorial judgment about practical travel conditions; they are not user ratings, measured percentages, a religious certification or safety guarantees. Later admin edits can differ from this dated snapshot.
Documented halal-claim operators give usable starting points, but pork/alcohol also feature in some hotel offerings. Access is base-dependent across the island; neither seafood nor a venue name establishes halal status.
medium confidence
Documented mosques and airport prayer facilities support planning, but their locations are dispersed. The directory sample is not evidence of easy walking access from every beach or inland stay.
medium confidence
Private rentals and a hotel with operator-described prayer amenities offer workable choices. Long commitments, uneven religious amenities and property-specific food/alcohol policies require checking.
medium confidence
Sanur promenade and documented hotel family activities support a practical family base. Road transfers, pool/sea supervision and medical access require planning; school/childcare access is not assessed.
medium confidence
Registered app/taxi pickup facilities assist travel, but FCDO explicitly warns about sexual assault, drink spiking and poorly lit areas in Bali. This is caution about infrastructure and planning, not a prediction about an individual visitor.
low confidence
The advisory raises theft, road/boat and flood risks alongside other country hazards. Travel can be organized with precautions, but the island should not be presented as uniformly safe; this is not a crime-rate statistic.
low confidence
Professional Sanur coworking and broadband products show workable remote-work options. Neither a national tariff nor a workspace promise measures uptime at a villa or across Bali; request property speed tests and backup details.
low confidence
Airport taxi/app infrastructure is documented, but the dispersed island itinerary has substantial road and first/last-mile friction. A current comprehensive public-transport network was not verified, so no city-metro level convenience is assumed.
low confidence
Computed from the solo, coworking-off monthly planning midpoint (€734) relative to the 7 September 2026 destination models, cheapest €560, most expensive €2846. Logarithmic scale from 90 to 40, rounded to five points. It is not a local-wage affordability statistic.
medium confidence
Kuta has documented 24-hour emergency services, but distance from other island locations matters. National advice warns about variable care and costly evacuation; treatment and insurance are excluded from the budget.
medium confidence
Sanur provides a documented paved seafront route, but this is a local corridor rather than island-wide walkability. Dispersed services, road transfers and conditions after rain create significant friction.
low confidence
Warm weather and a seasonal dry period favor outdoor plans, while humidity, heavy rain and disruption remain material. Coastal and upland conditions differ; this is a preference-sensitive judgment, not a current forecast.
low confidence
The international airport provides documented app/taxi access and prayer facilities. It serves the island from Badung; surface transfers can be substantial and flight options depend on travel dates.
medium confidence
Relative to the seven September 2026 long-stay models: round-to-5(90 − 50 × ln(solo midpoint / cheapest) / ln(most expensive / cheapest)). A relative editorial comparison, not local purchasing power or a wage measure. Reference range: €560–€2,846 per solo household/month across7 destinations.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Country-level travel advice; specific Bali cautions and Jakarta flooding. Not a local crime rate or a personal safety guarantee.
Indonesia Ministry of Tourism · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
General tropical rainfall-season guidance, not a station normal.
Indonesia Ministry of Tourism · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Island scope, Denpasar capital, beach areas and inland Ubud context.
Indonesia Ministry of Tourism · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Sanur's paved seafront route and location near Denpasar. Published drive times and broad swimming-safety claims are not reproduced.
Indonesia Ministry of Tourism · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Ubud inland location in Gianyar, culture and land transport. Old package price ranges are not imported.
Rhadana · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Operator describes prayer mat, qibla, Quran, hotel prayer room and halal restaurant. Historical awards/certificate claims are not treated as current independently reviewed certification.
Rhadana · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Operator food claim, address and meal-service hours. HALAL_CLAIMED only; certificate not independently checked.
Indonesia Ministry of Tourism · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Confirms mosque within Puja Mandala's neighboring religious sites in Nusa Dua.
KUA Kecamatan Kuta, Layanan Agama Kecamatan · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Registry address Jalan Sentani 3 in the Ngurah Rai airport area and phone; not proof of unrestricted airside access or amenities.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport / InJourney Airports · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Operator's 16 January 2020 page documents mushollas in domestic/international arrivals and departures. Does not specify security side or exact room numbers; reconfirm with airport staff.
The ANVAYA Beach Resort Bali · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Real Kuta beachfront hotel, family activities and Kids Club. Operator explicitly markets pork and alcohol, so it must not be represented as an alcohol-free or wholly halal property.
BMKG Bali Climatology Station · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Seasonal forecasts distinguish Bali rainfall zones. Reviewed page exposes a 2025 dry-season forecast, not modern monthly normals; no forecast converted to climatology.
Telkomsel · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
National prepaid product, not proof of coverage at an address. Published 8GB/70,000 and 13GB/100,000 for 30 days; SIM registration and eligibility must be checked. Model allows extra top-ups and any checkout charges.
Telkomsel · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
National advertised service, address/zone availability required. Internet-only 50Mbps starts 299,000 before VAT; model uses roughly 350,000–450,000 inclusive rather than asserting every property qualifies.
Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
18 February 2025 explanation of rules preserving the non-luxury burden when the headline VAT rate changed. Budget applies 11% to explicitly pre-tax ordinary coworking/internet quotes; actual invoice classification must be confirmed.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · Official · Accessed 2026-09-04
Country-level advice: quality and service availability vary, serious treatment/evacuation may be costly. Not a city quality ranking; insurance and treatment are outside the recurring model.
Numbeo · Community aggregate · Accessed 2026-09-04
June 2 2026 search-rendered snapshot:147 entries/16 contributors over 12 months. Direct Numbeo retrieval failed. Denpasar proxy only, not whole-island villa prices; sparse self-selected contributions.
Expatistan · Community aggregate · Accessed 2026-09-04
September 3 2026:less than 10 prices from 5 contributors, explicitly unreliable. Furnished 45/85 m² categories and expatriate basket are different from bedroom-defined rentals; context only.
Dot Property · Listing · Accessed 2026-09-04
KBP 0586 listed one-bedroom house 115 million/year,150 m², annual rental. Asking price, not completed transaction or a 30-day rental offer; inclusions and upfront terms require confirmation.
BaliHousing · Listing · Accessed 2026-09-04
Furnished 52 m² mezzanine house:15 million/month with minimum 6 months, or 165 million/year. Used to show Sanur price and lease sensitivity, not averaged with cheap Denpasar apartments.
SAVA Properti · Listing · Accessed 2026-09-04
Search-rendered listing published roughlyJune 2026:285 million/year for 3BR with pool. Direct open failed. Pool property is an upper-context comparison; availability and service costs not verified.
Livit · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Basic unlimited café/rooftop 2,250,000; Pro unlimited 4,875,000 per month, explicitly including 11%VAT. Pro booth details differ within page; no fixed booth entitlement assumed.
BIMC Hospital · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Operator describes 24-hour emergency and medical services in Kuta, with evacuation arrangements. Location-specific access, not an island-wide quality guarantee.
InJourney Airports · Operator · Accessed 2026-09-04
Operator documents taxi, Grab and Gojek waiting areas. No bus schedule or fixed transfer time inferred; other airport subdomains returned irrelevant airport pages and were rejected.
1–2 people
IDR 6,000,000–IDR 11,000,000
Per month ·estimate
3–4 people
IDR 9,000,000–IDR 18,000,000
Per month ·estimate
5–6 people
IDR 12,000,000–IDR 24,000,000
Per month ·estimate
7–8 people
IDR 16,000,000–IDR 32,000,000
Per month ·estimate
| Item | Price range (IDR) | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Warung Mak Beng fish meal — historical October 2023 tourism quoteDenpasar City Tourism Office · accessed 2026-09-04 | IDR 45,000.00 | Per meal |
| Warung Wardani meal range — historical October 2023 tourism quoteDenpasar City Tourism Office · accessed 2026-09-04 | IDR 30,000.00–IDR 45,000.00 | Per meal |
Prices are estimates. Costs updated 2026-09-04. Unit prices are reference points, not additional items added to your household total.
Price sources and research limitations