Cost of Living inUbud, Bali, Indonesia
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Indonesia: $14,470/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 74% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.6 / 10
#78 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality + expat access, alongside international and private school cost — the two paths a relocating family weighs.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Indonesia; Ubud, Bali-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Limited public-school fit
Expat access
Possible, rarely the expat choice
hardInstruction
Indonesian
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Indonesia's public system is not the route most expat families choose when they have alternatives.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident access may be possible, but Indonesian-medium instruction and uneven quality make the public path a hard sell for foreign families.
📋 Homeschooling
Legal (recognized alternative)Homeschooling is recognized under the Indonesian National Education System. Must register with the local education office. Students can take national exams (Paket A/B/C equivalency exams) to receive official certificates. Growing community in Bali and Jakarta.
Homeschool legality in Indonesia — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Current nanny and household-help pricing snapshot for Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$450-$650
monthly · confidence 0.65
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$800-$1,100
monthly · confidence 0.65
Source: curated family relocation research
Getting Around
The concrete mobility picture for Ubud: airport access, urban transit, and rideshare practicality.
Airport
International airport access via Denpasar
Ubud relies on the wider Ngurah Rai gateway, which keeps central Bali workable for family travel even though the town itself has no airport.
Urban transit
Shuttle, taxi, and road-based local mobility
Ubud is compact in parts, but everyday mobility is still tourism-oriented and road-led, with shuttles and local road transport doing more work than structured urban transit.
Rideshare
Taxi-first, app-booked rides
Families should expect taxis and app-booked rides to matter more than a deep, especially predictable rideshare layer in the inland Bali corridor.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Indonesia.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedDoctor staffing is lighter, hospital capacity looks tighter, and maternal outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedCountry-level outcomes are weaker and the tracked facility mix leans away from public providers weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedA clearly private facility base help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
67/100
2023
Physicians
0.52/1k
2023
Hospital beds
1.37/1k
2023
Out of pocket
31%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
71.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
140/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
9.2/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Indonesia yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2023 annual wages in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia · Source: BPS Sakernas (region-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.
Long-Term Visa Programs
digital nomad
B211A Remote Worker Visa
Migrated from legacy digital_nomad_visas row 32
retirement
Retirement KITASQuick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Ubud compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.3x further in Ubud than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Indonesia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Ubud cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Ubud is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 74% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Ubud. We are using the country-level cost index for Indonesia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Ubud compare with New York City?
Rent in Ubud is about 91% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Indonesia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Ubud?
Groceries in Ubud are about 66% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 85% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Indonesia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Ubud, Bali
Ubud is a town of about 75,000 in the central highlands of Bali, Indonesia, long established as the island's cultural center for traditional dance, painting, and woodcarving, and now also as one of Asia's most prominent yoga, wellness, and remote-worker destinations. The local economy is overwhelmingly tourism-driven, with hospitality, wellness services, and crafts dominating employment, alongside surrounding rice agriculture. Indonesian and Balinese are the local languages, with English widely functional given the international visitor base. The climate is tropical highland, cooler and wetter than coastal Bali, with a defined dry season from May to September. Indonesia's recently introduced remote worker visa categories add a more formal path for stays beyond the standard tourist regime. Ubud suits relocators prioritizing wellness culture and established expat infrastructure.
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