Cost of Living Comparison Between Poipet and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Poipet and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Poipet is 21% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Poipet is 34.8% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 33.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.47 ៛9,883
$3 Rp 48.8K
-17.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.88 ៛79.5K
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
58.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.06 ៛24.2K
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
90.57%
Cappuccino
$1.62 ៛6,473
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-26.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ៛2,895
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-34.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ៛1,909
$0.26 Rp 4,217
84.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.99 ៛3,943
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-60.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 ៛7,671
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-40.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.78 ៛7,139
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
19.46%
White Bread (500g)
$1.38 ៛5,525
$1.67 Rp 27K
-17.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.29 ៛5,147
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
13.16%
Eggs
$1.57 ៛6,285
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-30.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.55 ៛58.2K
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
4.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.56 ៛14.2K
$4 Rp 64.8K
-11.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.45 ៛41.8K
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-7.52%
Apples (1kg)
$3.69 ៛14.8K
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
2.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 ៛4,467
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-26.80%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.4 ៛13.6K
$2.65 Rp 43K
28.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.3 ៛5,203
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-5.80%
Potato (1kg)
$1.3 ៛5,209
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-17.72%
Onion (1kg)
$0.97 ៛3,877
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-55.09%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 ៛5,372
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
28.85%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.7 ៛2,819
$0.56 Rp 9,114
25.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.87 ៛7,463
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-16.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.66 ៛26.6K
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-55.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 ៛3,180
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-67.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 ៛7,869
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-25.38%
🚌 Getting Around
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 ៛4,092
$0.34 Rp 5,573
200.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.15 ៛20.6K
$6.04 Rp 98K
-14.74%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.08 ៛4,302
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
47.95%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$72.8 ៛291.1K
$62.6 Rp 1M
16.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.97 ៛23.9K
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
45.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.68 ៛78.7K
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-19.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.61 ៛26.4K
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
100.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$404 ៛1.6M
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
332.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,959 ៛19.8M
$6,098 Rp 99M
-18.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$34.38 ៛137.5K
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-34.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.29 ៛73.1K
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
-26.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.7 ៛222.7K
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
-34.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.75 ៛143K
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-50.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$259 Rp 4.2M
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$159 Rp 2.6M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$578 Rp 9.4M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$336 Rp 5.5M
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$860 Rp 14M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Poipet
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$182 Rp 3M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.2
13.28
-30.72%

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Last update for Poipet: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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