Cost of Living Comparison Between Qena and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Qena and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Qena is 34.6% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Qena is 33.2% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.07 E£202
$3 Rp 48.8K
35.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.11 E£1,945
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
212.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.94 E£295
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
86.79%
Cappuccino
$1.66 E£82.4
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-24.89%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.38 E£18.66
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-65.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 E£7.76
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-38.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.04 E£101
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-18.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 E£131
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-17.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 E£46.36
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-37.58%
White Bread (500g)
$0.62 E£30.64
$1.67 Rp 27K
-62.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.22
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
-41.23%
Eggs
$2.17 E£108
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-4.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.44 E£171
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-75.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.3 E£313
$4 Rp 64.8K
57.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.11 E£502
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-10.53%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 E£66.3
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-63.06%
Banana (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.77
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-71.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.7
$2.65 Rp 43K
-84.91%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.61 E£30.3
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-55.80%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 E£24.59
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-68.99%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 E£28.7
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-73.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.3 E£15
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-71.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.2 E£9.77
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-64.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.97 E£97.9
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-11.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.42 E£369
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-50.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.28 E£63.5
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-47.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.75 E£87
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-33.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Qena
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 E£8.46
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-46.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.41 E£20.54
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-16.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.14 E£6.99
$0.34 Rp 5,573
-58.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.04 E£101
$6.04 Rp 98K
-66.23%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.36 E£17.65
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
-50.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.4K E£866.9K
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
-33.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.6K E£1.6M
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
1.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.53 E£1,319
$62.6 Rp 1M
-57.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.23 E£310
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
51.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.81 E£637
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-47.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$21.78 E£1,083
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
-3.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.4 E£169
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
3.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$97.5 E£4,845
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
4.54%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$589 E£29.3K
$6,098 Rp 99M
-90.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.21 E£558
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-78.78%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.64 E£976
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
-20.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 E£5,436
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
28.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$51.4 E£2,557
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-29.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Qena
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$186 E£9,272
$259 Rp 4.2M
-27.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$100 E£4,984
$159 Rp 2.6M
-36.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$312 E£15.5K
$578 Rp 9.4M
-45.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 E£8,780
$336 Rp 5.5M
-47.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$858 E£42.7K
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
-14.19%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$435 E£21.6K
$860 Rp 14M
-49.45%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Qena
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$182 Rp 3M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
13.28
-24.70%

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

Last update for Qena: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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