Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Birmingham Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Birmingham

🙂 Solo nomad: Ubud is 45.2% cheaper than Birmingham without rent, and 70% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ubud is 51.2% cheaper than Birmingham without rent, and 65.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3 Rp 48.8K

$20.41 £15.02

-85.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.52 Rp 203.2K

$82.2 £60.5

-84.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.18 Rp 51.6K

$9.54 £7.02

-66.67%

Cappuccino

$2.21 Rp 35.9K

$4.55 £3.35

-51.43%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.1 Rp 17.9K

$2.36 £1.74

-53.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 Rp 4,217

$1.77 £1.3

-85.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.5 Rp 40.5K

$6.99 £5.15

-64.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 Rp 51.9K

$6.15 £4.53

-47.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 Rp 24.2K

$1.73 £1.27

-13.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.67 Rp 27K

$1.67 £1.23

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 Rp 18.5K

$2.56 £1.88

-55.47%

Eggs

$2.27 Rp 36.9K

$3.75 £2.76

-39.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.94 Rp 226.3K

$10.11 £7.44

37.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 Rp 64.8K

$7.96 £5.86

-49.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 Rp 183.4K

$13.81 £10.16

-18.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 Rp 58.4K

$2.56 £1.88

40.63%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 Rp 24.8K

$1.84 £1.36

-16.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 Rp 43K

$1.97 £1.45

34.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 Rp 22.4K

$2.69 £1.98

-48.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 25.6K

$1.7 £1.25

-7.06%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 Rp 35.1K

$1.46 £1.08

47.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 Rp 16.9K

$1.47 £1.08

-29.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Rp 9,114

$1.32 £0.97

-57.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 Rp 36.3K

$19.07 £14.03

-88.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.98 Rp 243.2K

$12.15 £8.94

23.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 Rp 39.5K

$3.38 £2.49

-28.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 Rp 42.8K

$4.25 £3.13

-37.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 Rp 5,203

$3.36 £2.48

-90.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 Rp 164.3K

$83.1 £61.2

-87.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 Rp 7,888

$6.92 £5.09

-92.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 Rp 5,573

$1.39 £1.02

-75.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 Rp 98K

$22.53 £16.58

-73.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 Rp 11.9K

$1.98 £1.46

-63.13%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.2K Rp 425.6M

$38.6K £28.4K

-32.10%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.9K Rp 518.5M

$39.5K £29.1K

-19.21%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$62.6 Rp 1M

$294 £217

-78.73%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.1 Rp 66.6K

$24.02 £17.67

-82.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.32 Rp 394.7K

$39.95 £29.4

-39.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.6 Rp 366.9K

$32.12 £23.63

-29.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.26 Rp 101.5K

$10.3 £7.58

-39.22%

Cinema Ticket

$3.29 Rp 53.4K

$18.42 £13.55

-82.14%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$93.2 Rp 1.5M

$1,596 £1,174

-94.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,098 Rp 99M

$19.3K £14.2K

-68.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.8 Rp 857.4K

$101 £74.2

-47.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.84 Rp 403.3K

$49.09 £36.12

-49.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 Rp 1.4M

$122 £89.6

-29.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 Rp 1.2M

$144 £106

-49.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 Rp 4.2M

$1,320 £972

-80.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$159 Rp 2.6M

$1,087 £800

-85.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 Rp 9.4M

$2,306 £1,697

-74.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 Rp 5.5M

$1,645 £1,211

-79.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,000 Rp 16.2M

$5,167 £3,802

-80.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$860 Rp 14M

$3,951 £2,908

-78.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$182 Rp 3M

$3,302 £2,430

-94.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

5.76

130.56%

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

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

Last update for Birmingham: October 29, 2025

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