Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: New Cairo is 32.3% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: New Cairo is 30.6% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 11.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.83 E£191
$3 Rp 48.8K
27.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.01 E£995
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
59.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.06 E£251
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
59.12%
Cappuccino
$1.49 E£74.2
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-32.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 E£17.95
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-67.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 E£7.67
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-42.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.4 E£69.4
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-44.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 E£139
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-12.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.95 E£47.35
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-36.24%
White Bread (500g)
$0.58 E£29.06
$1.67 Rp 27K
-65.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 E£35.81
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
-36.84%
Eggs
$1.52 E£75.6
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-33.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4 E£199
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-71.31%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.56 E£227
$4 Rp 64.8K
14.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 E£427
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-23.98%
Apples (1kg)
$1.56 E£77.4
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-56.67%
Banana (1kg)
$0.61 E£30.26
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-60.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.5 E£25.04
$2.65 Rp 43K
-81.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.41
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-70.29%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 E£24.4
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-68.99%
Onion (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.74
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-79.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.97
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-76.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.18 E£9.01
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-67.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.97 E£97.9
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-11.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.67 E£481
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-35.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.32 E£65.6
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-45.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 E£92.7
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-29.55%
🚌 Getting Around
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 E£11.14
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-31.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.39 E£19.33
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-20.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.26
$0.34 Rp 5,573
-14.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.96 E£97.3
$6.04 Rp 98K
-67.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.31 E£15.36
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
-57.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.1K E£1.7M
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
33.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.7K E£1.6M
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
2.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.45 E£1,265
$62.6 Rp 1M
-59.35%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.84 E£340
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
66.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.3 E£562
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-53.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.52 E£1,269
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
12.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
6.23%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 E£175
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
6.69%
🧸 Childcare & Education
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$91.8 E£4,562
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
-1.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,980 E£98.5K
$6,098 Rp 99M
-67.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.08 E£1,595
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-39.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.83 E£2,428
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
96.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 E£5,427
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
28.05%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,517
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-30.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$338 E£16.8K
$259 Rp 4.2M
30.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$288 E£14.3K
$159 Rp 2.6M
81.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$508 E£25.3K
$578 Rp 9.4M
-11.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$408 E£20.3K
$336 Rp 5.5M
21.34%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,036 E£51.5K
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
3.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$776 E£38.6K
$860 Rp 14M
-9.82%
💵 Salaries & Financials
New Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$178 E£8,869
$182 Rp 3M
-2.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.67
13.28
25.53%

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Last update for New Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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