Comments on: Cost of Living Chart – Bali (in Rupiah, Dollar and Euro) http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/ Life is what you make it! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58883 Chris Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:21:06 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58883 <strong>Sarah</strong>, I'm sorry, I can't help you with your question. Your best bet would probably be to contact international schools directly and see what they can offer you. <strong>Alicia</strong>, I can only recommend to listen to <strong>andrewbaker77</strong>'s advice. It's all so true and I couldn't imagine a better way to say it. Hope you have a nice trip! ;-) Sarah, I’m sorry, I can’t help you with your question. Your best bet would probably be to contact international schools directly and see what they can offer you.

Alicia, I can only recommend to listen to andrewbaker77‘s advice. It’s all so true and I couldn’t imagine a better way to say it. Hope you have a nice trip!

]]> By: andrewbaker77 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58882 andrewbaker77 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:42:45 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58882 Bali vs Goa for a woman. Oh man, that's funny. Hi Alicia Couple quick thoughts. Dollar wise, 1K = $33 a day. In Bali, that can disappear in 10 seconds, or that can last for 10 meals, depends on the person. To be honest, it will be tough to find both a room and transport and keep to that dollar amount. A suggestion: Halve your time here and double your daily budget. Bali is pretty small so if you're really full of energy you can see a lot a lot in two weeks. Now, at $66 a day, you've got a room and a driver/car so you can look see look see, as there is just so much cool stuff all over Bali. Food. The best and safest is also the cheapest. Warungs (food stall.) Roadside, about $1US a meal, and really delicious. You must like spicy, and you must be courageous, but hey, adventure is why you travel. Rooms: Try airbnb.com. A very cool way to bump around the island, a few nights here a few nights there, and a driver in between. Seems like you can find plenty of $25± rooms, and vs a local hotel, much better change of nice rooms vs crabby run down cheap Bali rooms. Transport. A half day driver will be about 250,000 Rupiah, which today is $28US. Maybe four or five different places, so four or five days with a half day drive is $125 of your 1K. Safety. I can not imagine a safer place on earth. (Yes there are stories of murder etc, but overall, your biggest safety challenge will be to survive "hello misses" from every little kid when in the non-touist areas. Non-tourist areas. Honestly, if you're not a clubbing and scoring person, Kuta is done in a day. Spend your time and money exploring well past Kuta. Balian, cool surf spot on the south coast about 2H West of Kuta. Amed, great diving, about 2H North of Kuta. Perenenan, where I am about to move, chill beach chill village about 30M West of Kuta. (and by Feb, we'll have a room to rent if you want, pool, cool house etc) email me. Lovina. North side of Bali, say 4 hoursish, Dolphins, slow, chill. Craters. Center of Bali, 2+ Hours. National Park, furthest point from airport/Kuta, but wellllll worth the effort. (you could line up a seat on a tourist bus, guessing 250,000Rupiah??) And it goes on and on. In other words, don't get one place and sit. Keep in motion. Which, brings my last suggestion. 7K (16 lbs) or less in the pack. The less you bring the more you see and if you need it they sell it and sell it for less than you'll pay at home. (with the singular exception of size 45 sandals.) Good luck.Have fun! - AB Do What You'll Remember. Bali vs Goa for a woman. Oh man, that’s funny.

Hi Alicia

Couple quick thoughts.

Dollar wise, 1K = $33 a day. In Bali, that can disappear in 10 seconds, or that can last for 10 meals, depends on the person. To be honest, it will be tough to find both a room and transport and keep to that dollar amount. A suggestion: Halve your time here and double your daily budget. Bali is pretty small so if you’re really full of energy you can see a lot a lot in two weeks. Now, at $66 a day, you’ve got a room and a driver/car so you can look see look see, as there is just so much cool stuff all over Bali.

Food. The best and safest is also the cheapest. Warungs (food stall.) Roadside, about $1US a meal, and really delicious. You must like spicy, and you must be courageous, but hey, adventure is why you travel.

Rooms: Try airbnb.com. A very cool way to bump around the island, a few nights here a few nights there, and a driver in between. Seems like you can find plenty of $25± rooms, and vs a local hotel, much better change of nice rooms vs crabby run down cheap Bali rooms.

Transport. A half day driver will be about 250,000 Rupiah, which today is $28US. Maybe four or five different places, so four or five days with a half day drive is $125 of your 1K.

Safety. I can not imagine a safer place on earth. (Yes there are stories of murder etc, but overall, your biggest safety challenge will be to survive “hello misses” from every little kid when in the non-touist areas.

Non-tourist areas. Honestly, if you’re not a clubbing and scoring person, Kuta is done in a day. Spend your time and money exploring well past Kuta. Balian, cool surf spot on the south coast about 2H West of Kuta. Amed, great diving, about 2H North of Kuta. Perenenan, where I am about to move, chill beach chill village about 30M West of Kuta. (and by Feb, we’ll have a room to rent if you want, pool, cool house etc) email me. Lovina. North side of Bali, say 4 hoursish, Dolphins, slow, chill. Craters. Center of Bali, 2+ Hours. National Park, furthest point from airport/Kuta, but wellllll worth the effort. (you could line up a seat on a tourist bus, guessing 250,000Rupiah??) And it goes on and on.

In other words, don’t get one place and sit. Keep in motion. Which, brings my last suggestion. 7K (16 lbs) or less in the pack. The less you bring the more you see and if you need it they sell it and sell it for less than you’ll pay at home. (with the singular exception of size 45 sandals.)

Good luck.Have fun! – AB Do What You’ll Remember.

]]> By: Alicia http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58872 Alicia Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:11:57 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58872 Dear Chris, Thank you for compiling such a wonderful and informative site, very impressive! I am planning a one month trip to Bali Feb 16th-March 16th. I am a single female who will be traveling alone. I have traveled Europe extensively and lived abroad as well, but this will be my first trip to Asia. I have chosen Bali because I feel that it is a safe place for a solo female traveler. I am also very interested in India, Kerala and Goa. How safe is Bali compared to Goa for a woman? I am thinking Ubud is the place I would like to stay in Bali, but I am unsure how far Ubud is from the beaches. I do not feel safe driving myself and I am concerned with the cost of "getting around." My budget will be around $1,000US, maybe a bit more. If I eat frugally and do not smoke and rarely drink, do you think this is enough money for an entire month? As far as hotels, I will most likely look into something relatively cheap. I am concerned with recent news that Bali has been trashed by an overwhelming surge in tourism. How true do you think this is? Is Bali really a dirty, overly crowded place now? If so, do you think I would enjoy Goa more? One more question, what are the absolute medical necessities for protecting oneself from mosquito bites? I was overwhelmed by the recommendations for Hep A, B, rabies and a million other vaccinations that I cannot afford. Should I be concerned with any of these medical worries? Thank you so much in advance! Alicia Dear Chris,
Thank you for compiling such a wonderful and informative site, very impressive! I am planning a one month trip to Bali Feb 16th-March 16th. I am a single female who will be traveling alone. I have traveled Europe extensively and lived abroad as well, but this will be my first trip to Asia. I have chosen Bali because I feel that it is a safe place for a solo female traveler. I am also very interested in India, Kerala and Goa. How safe is Bali compared to Goa for a woman? I am thinking Ubud is the place I would like to stay in Bali, but I am unsure how far Ubud is from the beaches. I do not feel safe driving myself and I am concerned with the cost of “getting around.” My budget will be around $1,000US, maybe a bit more. If I eat frugally and do not smoke and rarely drink, do you think this is enough money for an entire month? As far as hotels, I will most likely look into something relatively cheap. I am concerned with recent news that Bali has been trashed by an overwhelming surge in tourism. How true do you think this is? Is Bali really a dirty, overly crowded place now? If so, do you think I would enjoy Goa more? One more question, what are the absolute medical necessities for protecting oneself from mosquito bites? I was overwhelmed by the recommendations for Hep A, B, rabies and a million other vaccinations that I cannot afford. Should I be concerned with any of these medical worries?
Thank you so much in advance!
Alicia

]]> By: Sarah http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58780 Sarah Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:15:36 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58780 Hi- I am a certified elementary teacher in the US but am also certified to teach math, social studies and art through 8th grade. I would LOVE to move abroad to teach, since that was my original plan when going back to become a teacher. How difficult is it to land a teaching job in Bali. Also, do you know of any companies that work directly with schools in Bali or do most teachers have to call the schools directly? Any advice would be really appreciated! Sarah Hi-

I am a certified elementary teacher in the US but am also certified to teach math, social studies and art through 8th grade. I would LOVE to move abroad to teach, since that was my original plan when going back to become a teacher. How difficult is it to land a teaching job in Bali. Also, do you know of any companies that work directly with schools in Bali or do most teachers have to call the schools directly?

Any advice would be really appreciated!

Sarah

]]> By: andrewbaker77 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58691 andrewbaker77 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:37:58 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58691 Villa Prices, from one who's been through hell and back scouting for a house worth renting. A tip. Villa/house/kost/jailcell rates vary tremendousllllly, and with zero consistency. Unlike US and elsewhere, here, you do NOT get what you pay for. Do yourself a tremendous favor when you push to move here. 1. Get a monthly rental. It's rare to find, but locking yourself into a year or more pay up front villa is the WORST move you can make for a million reasons, money being the biggest. You will pay too much and get too little, because you don't know what to look for. The rice paddy next to you that is so pleasant will become a construction zone the day after you sign the lease, meaning 24/7 workers. etcetc. Come, stay monthly, learn the way the Bali Sewa (rent) system works, as well as obvious other stuff, like where is a good place for you, if you actually like Bali, etc. Then, when you know enough, do not talk to real estate agents. Ask cabbies. They allll have a million "brothers/uncles/cousins" and guaranteed know of at least 5 homes in the area you like. And then, look, and look, and look, with patience, until you find a house you like. We JUST scored a really nice house in Perenenan that's 40% of the cost of our first place, and way nicer for a bunch of reasons. Please take your time. The worst thing new arrivals do here is to rush in to everything only to find out to late they know nothing and are stuck with something they don't want. -AB in Dalung about to move to Pererenan. Villa Prices, from one who’s been through hell and back scouting for a house worth renting. A tip. Villa/house/kost/jailcell rates vary tremendousllllly, and with zero consistency. Unlike US and elsewhere, here, you do NOT get what you pay for. Do yourself a tremendous favor when you push to move here. 1. Get a monthly rental. It’s rare to find, but locking yourself into a year or more pay up front villa is the WORST move you can make for a million reasons, money being the biggest. You will pay too much and get too little, because you don’t know what to look for. The rice paddy next to you that is so pleasant will become a construction zone the day after you sign the lease, meaning 24/7 workers. etcetc. Come, stay monthly, learn the way the Bali Sewa (rent) system works, as well as obvious other stuff, like where is a good place for you, if you actually like Bali, etc. Then, when you know enough, do not talk to real estate agents. Ask cabbies. They allll have a million “brothers/uncles/cousins” and guaranteed know of at least 5 homes in the area you like. And then, look, and look, and look, with patience, until you find a house you like. We JUST scored a really nice house in Perenenan that’s 40% of the cost of our first place, and way nicer for a bunch of reasons. Please take your time. The worst thing new arrivals do here is to rush in to everything only to find out to late they know nothing and are stuck with something they don’t want. -AB in Dalung about to move to Pererenan.

]]> By: jolene http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58690 jolene Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:38:49 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58690 Chris, I have been considering moving to Bali permantely. I was wondering if you could tell me the average price for a villa? Or something equally as nice. And what steps would I have to take as an American to legally make the permanent move? Thanks in advance. :) Chris,
I have been considering moving to Bali permantely. I was wondering if you could tell me the average price for a villa? Or something equally as nice. And what steps would I have to take as an American to legally make the permanent move? Thanks in advance.

]]> By: ronak singhvi http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58379 ronak singhvi Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:24:03 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58379 hey, I am an architecture student from india and planning to do my 6months training in Indonesia. Can you please suggest me some of the firms and the type of visa i would require to do training there for 6 months. Hope to hear from you soon ... Ronak Singhvi ronak.singhvi1990@gmail.com hey,
I am an architecture student from india and planning to do my 6months training in Indonesia. Can you please suggest me some of the firms and the type of visa i would require to do training there for 6 months.
Hope to hear from you soon …

Ronak Singhvi
ronak.singhvi1990@gmail.com

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58172 Chris Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:07:24 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58172 Ooops! Okay then. Better luck next time. :-/ Ooops! Okay then. Better luck next time.

]]> By: Zissis http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58171 Zissis Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:52:55 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58171 :-o it seemed that something didn't felt right and i refused. but thanks for the info it seemed that something didn’t felt right and i refused.
but thanks for the info

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58169 Chris Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:32:58 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2008/03/17/cost-of-living-chart-bali-in-rupiah-dollar-and-euro/#comment-58169 <strong>Zissis</strong>, from my point of view and also because you might be working most time of the day anyway - with this kind of salary you should be able to live like a king in Indonesia. With family and all, but even more so, if you are single. It's definitely an Expat salary, 90% of local salaries are way below the 1.000 USD range per month. I wouldn't think twice about it and take it, if the region, job offer and employer interest you. Zissis, from my point of view and also because you might be working most time of the day anyway – with this kind of salary you should be able to live like a king in Indonesia. With family and all, but even more so, if you are single. It’s definitely an Expat salary, 90% of local salaries are way below the 1.000 USD range per month. I wouldn’t think twice about it and take it, if the region, job offer and employer interest you.

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