Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Herat is 35% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Herat is 42.6% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.1 ؋146
$3 Rp 48.8K
-30.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.81 ؋614
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
-29.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.06 ؋283
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
27.67%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.2 ؋153
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-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.16 ؋499
-
-
Cappuccino
$0.74 ؋51.7
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-66.52%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 ؋36.43
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-52.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.12 ؋8.38
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-53.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.2 Rp 51.9K
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.48 ؋33.24
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-67.79%
White Bread (500g)
$0.28 ؋19.25
$1.67 Rp 27K
-83.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.85 ؋198
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
150.00%
Eggs
$2.11 ؋147
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-7.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.91 ؋203
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-79.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.54 ؋177
$4 Rp 64.8K
-36.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.82 ؋406
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-48.50%
Apples (1kg)
$0.69 ؋48.28
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-80.83%
Banana (1kg)
$0.75 ؋52.6
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-50.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.54 ؋37.82
$2.65 Rp 43K
-79.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.59 ؋40.83
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-57.25%
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 ؋38.25
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-65.19%
Onion (1kg)
$0.34 ؋23.88
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-84.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 ؋19.43
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-50.00%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 ؋66.7
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.88 ؋131
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-15.70%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.64 Rp 42.8K
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🚌 Getting Around
Herat
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.3 ؋21.17
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-6.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.2 ؋153
$0.49 Rp 7,888
348.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.34 ؋93.1
$0.34 Rp 5,573
294.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.22 ؋294
$6.04 Rp 98K
-30.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.04 ؋72.2
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
42.47%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$26.2K Rp 425.6M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$31.9K Rp 518.5M
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$185 ؋12.9K
$62.6 Rp 1M
194.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
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$4.1 Rp 66.6K
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$145 ؋10.1K
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
496.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.27 ؋994
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
-36.86%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$6.26 Rp 101.5K
-
Cinema Ticket
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$3.29 Rp 53.4K
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$14.44 ؋1,006
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
-84.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$6,098 Rp 99M
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.43 ؋1,493
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-59.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.27 ؋1,482
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
-14.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$28.87 ؋2,011
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
-66.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.5 ؋2,473
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-51.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Herat
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$73.1 ؋5,094
$259 Rp 4.2M
-71.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$43.74 ؋3,047
$159 Rp 2.6M
-72.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$117 ؋8,152
$578 Rp 9.4M
-79.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$71.7 ؋4,994
$336 Rp 5.5M
-78.67%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$1,000 Rp 16.2M
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$860 Rp 14M
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Herat
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$177 ؋12.3K
$182 Rp 3M
-2.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
20
13.28
50.60%

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Last update for Herat: October 27, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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