Living costs

What does a month in Bali cost?

Choose how you'd like to live and get an estimate of your monthly costs in Bali, from where you stay to how you get around, eat and spend your free time.

Indicative market estimates to help you plan. They are not Your People in Bali prices or quotes.

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Monthly estimate

Build your Bali month

Pick one option in each category. The estimate updates as you go.

Accommodation
Transport
Food and everyday living

Includes: All meals, groceries, coffees and drinks out, drinking water, a mobile data pack, laundry and toiletries.

Activities and lifestyle
Estimated monthly totalIDR 15,100,000
How we estimate

What's behind the numbers

Accommodation

Ranges come from current monthly listings in Canggu, Berawa and Pererenan. We use the midpoint of each range. The private villa range is open-ended: we use IDR 35,000,000 as its upper figure for the calculation, but actual costs can be higher. A room means your own bedroom with shared spaces; a villa means renting the whole property.

Transport

Scooter prices are the official Your People in Bali monthly rental prices from our Services page, unchanged. Grab or Gojek uses about IDR 25,000 per short bike ride and IDR 100,000 per longer car ride.

Food and everyday living

A month has 90 meals. Each is counted once: eaten at a warung, at a café or restaurant, or made at home (covered by the groceries line). Coffees, drinking water, a mobile data pack, laundry and toiletries are added separately.

Activities and lifestyle

Each style is a realistic month, not every activity at once: for example four classes, a couple of nights out and one trip. Community events vary; some are free, others have their own costs.

Your current selection, item by item

  • Room
    • IDR 4–7M a month; estimate used (midpoint) IDR 5,500,000.
  • Scoopy
    • IDR 1,000,000 · Scoopy rental (official Your People in Bali price)
  • Balanced Lifestyle
    • 40 × IDR 40,000 · Warung meals
    • 20 × IDR 130,000 · Café or restaurant meals
    • IDR 1,000,000 · Groceries for 30 meals at home, snacks and fruit
    • 20 × IDR 50,000 · Coffees and drinks out
    • 4 × IDR 25,000 · Drinking-water refills (19 L)
    • IDR 100,000 · Mobile data pack (30 days, about 25 GB)
    • 16 × IDR 15,000 · Laundry (about 4 kg a week at a local laundry)
    • IDR 200,000 · Toiletries and household basics (planning allowance)
  • Social & Balanced
    • 4 × IDR 150,000 · Sport or class sessions (yoga, padel, gym)
    • 2 × IDR 300,000 · Nights out or social dinners (extra spend)
    • IDR 400,000 · Group surf lesson
    • 2 × IDR 75,000 · Nature trips (entry, parking, snacks)
Example budgets

Four ways to live in Bali

Explore what your monthly budget could look like, based on your choices above.

  • Slow Living

    Simple living, local food, nature, and a more relaxed pace.

    IDR 11,200,000per month, estimated

    AccommodationRoom
    IDR 5,500,000
    TransportScoopy rental
    IDR 1,000,000
    Food and everyday livingLocal & Budget-Friendly
    IDR 3,750,000
    Activities and lifestyleNature & Slow Living
    IDR 950,000
  • Island Ease

    Comfortable & casual

    A nicer room, more café visits, and a little extra room in your budget for spontaneous plans.

    IDR 15,300,000per month, estimated

    AccommodationRoom
    IDR 5,500,000
    TransportFilano rental
    IDR 1,200,000
    Food and everyday livingBalanced Lifestyle
    IDR 6,850,000
    Activities and lifestyleSocial & Balanced
    IDR 1,750,000
  • Island Luxe

    Comfortable island living in a space of your own, cafés whenever you like, and a full social calendar.

    IDR 22,400,000per month, estimated

    AccommodationLoft or studio
    IDR 12,500,000
    TransportVario 160 rental
    IDR 1,300,000
    Food and everyday livingBalanced Lifestyle
    IDR 6,850,000
    Activities and lifestyleSocial & Balanced
    IDR 1,750,000
  • Royalty Island Life

    A private villa, the ADV, cafés and restaurants most days, and something planned most weekends.

    IDR 41,000,000per month, estimated

    AccommodationPrivate villa
    IDR 22,500,000
    TransportADV rental
    IDR 1,900,000
    Food and everyday livingCafé & Dining Lifestyle
    IDR 12,450,000
    Activities and lifestyleOut & Exploring
    IDR 4,150,000

Illustrative examples built from the calculator above, not guaranteed costs or Your People in Bali package prices. Your actual costs depend on your own choices and where you live. You can change any choice after applying an example.

Planning your Bali budget?

Applying is free. We can talk through accommodation, transport and everyday costs with you.