Cost of Living Comparison Between Dahab and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Dahab and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Dahab is 45.8% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 37.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Dahab is 36.7% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 34.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.66 E£182
$3 Rp 48.8K
22.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.09 E£800
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
28.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.58 E£228
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
44.03%
Cappuccino
$1.45 E£71.9
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-34.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 E£14.24
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-73.64%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.1 E£5.14
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-61.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.21 E£60
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-51.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 E£144
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-9.69%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.9 E£44.56
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-39.60%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 E£28.54
$1.67 Rp 27K
-65.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.66 E£32.92
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
-42.11%
Eggs
$1.44 E£71.6
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-36.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.36 E£167
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-75.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.21 E£209
$4 Rp 64.8K
5.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.84 E£439
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-21.77%
Apples (1kg)
$1.43 E£71.2
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-60.28%
Banana (1kg)
$0.59 E£29.12
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-61.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.42 E£20.91
$2.65 Rp 43K
-84.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.37 E£18.33
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-73.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.18
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-74.05%
Onion (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.85
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-79.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 E£10.89
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-78.85%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.22 E£10.78
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-60.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.94 E£96.4
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-13.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.35 E£316
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-57.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.3 E£64.7
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-46.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.85 E£92.2
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-29.92%
🚌 Getting Around
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.18 E£8.89
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-43.75%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.39 E£19.37
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-20.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.31 E£15.43
$0.34 Rp 5,573
-8.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.97 E£97.8
$6.04 Rp 98K
-67.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.6
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
-54.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K E£1.8M
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
37.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.6K E£1.6M
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
2.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$11.81 E£587
$62.6 Rp 1M
-81.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.54 E£325
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
59.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.8 E£537
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-55.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$21.88 E£1,088
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
-3.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.9 E£144
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
-11.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$89 E£4,424
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
-4.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,861 E£92.5K
$6,098 Rp 99M
-69.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.99 E£1,392
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-47.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.24 E£2,448
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
98.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 E£5,372
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
26.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.4 E£2,508
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-30.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$186 E£9,263
$259 Rp 4.2M
-28.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$100 E£4,978
$159 Rp 2.6M
-36.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$315 E£15.7K
$578 Rp 9.4M
-45.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 E£8,779
$336 Rp 5.5M
-47.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$959 E£47.7K
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
-4.18%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$490 E£24.4K
$860 Rp 14M
-43.08%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Dahab
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$148 E£7,340
$182 Rp 3M
-19.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.67
13.28
25.53%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Dahab: October 26, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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