Cost of Living Comparison Between Qalyub and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Qalyub and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Qalyub is 33.9% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Qalyub is 27.9% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 34.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.49 E£174
$3 Rp 48.8K
16.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.07 E£799
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
28.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.59 E£228
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
44.34%
Cappuccino
$1.48 E£73.6
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-33.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 E£15.5
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-71.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.11 E£5.65
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-57.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.25 E£62
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-50.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 E£140
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-12.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.86 E£42.98
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-42.28%
White Bread (500g)
$0.59 E£29.32
$1.67 Rp 27K
-64.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.65 E£32.21
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
-42.98%
Eggs
$1.4 E£69.5
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-38.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.33 E£166
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-76.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.17 E£207
$4 Rp 64.8K
4.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.72 E£433
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-22.83%
Apples (1kg)
$1.42 E£70.4
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-60.56%
Banana (1kg)
$0.58 E£28.88
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-62.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.43 E£21.36
$2.65 Rp 43K
-83.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.36 E£18.06
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-73.91%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 E£18.89
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-75.95%
Onion (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.7
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-79.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.94
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-76.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.18 E£9.04
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-67.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.02 E£101
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-9.42%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.51 E£324
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-56.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 E£60.6
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-49.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.77 E£87.9
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-32.95%
🚌 Getting Around
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.16 E£7.86
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-50.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.67
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-14.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.31 E£15.6
$0.34 Rp 5,573
-8.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.96 E£47.69
$6.04 Rp 98K
-84.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.45
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
-54.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K E£1.8M
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
35.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K E£1.5M
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
-5.22%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$11.29 E£561
$62.6 Rp 1M
-81.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.65 E£281
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
37.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.2 E£507
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-58.06%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.08 E£1,098
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
-2.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.98 E£148
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
-9.42%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$87.6 E£4,355
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
-6.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,880 E£93.5K
$6,098 Rp 99M
-69.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.45 E£1,365
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-48.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.52 E£2,213
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
79.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 E£5,389
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
27.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$49.59 E£2,466
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-31.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$191 E£9,505
$259 Rp 4.2M
-26.14%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$101 E£5,029
$159 Rp 2.6M
-36.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$309 E£15.4K
$578 Rp 9.4M
-46.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 E£8,929
$336 Rp 5.5M
-46.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$964 E£47.9K
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
-3.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$420 E£20.9K
$860 Rp 14M
-51.20%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Qalyub
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$182 Rp 3M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.67
13.28
25.53%

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Last update for Qalyub: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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