How much money do I need in Bali?
A comfortable 14-day solo trip costs about Rp 21.7M ($1,195) while you’re in Bali, about $85 a day.
Indicative ECB rate via Frankfurter, 26 October 2026 · prices checked October 2026
Choose your home currency and travel style and we’ll estimate what you’ll spend per day in Bali on places to stay, food, getting around and activities. Flights, visas, insurance and the tourist levy are not included in calculations.
Bali Trip Budget Calculator
Your Bali estimate
Spending in Bali only. Flights, visas and travel insurance are not included. Estimates from prices checked October 2026, not a quote; prices vary by area and season.
About, for 14 days, 1 traveller
$1,195
Rp 21,710,000
Daily spend: $85 · Rp 1,551,000 per day
| Category | USD / IDR | % |
|---|---|---|
| SleepHotel · 14 nights | $694 Rp 12,600,000 | 58% |
| Food and drinkLocal + cafés · 1 person | $270 Rp 4,900,000 | 22% |
| Getting around1 scooter · 14 days | $69 Rp 1,260,000 | 6% |
| ActivitiesSome paid trips · 1 person | $154 Rp 2,800,000 | 13% |
| SIM or eSIM1 SIM | $8.26 Rp 150,000 | 1% |
| Total | $1,195 Rp 21,710,000 | 100% |
Percentages are rounded to whole numbers and adjusted so they add up to 100%; small items show at least 1%.
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How Much Does Bali Cost Per Day?
Daily spending per person while you’re in Bali, from the calculator’s prices (checked October 2026). Extras such as a SIM and shopping are spread across the trip. Home-currency figures use the ECB reference rate from 26 October 2026.
| Style | IDR | USD | GBP | AUD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BackpackerSolo · hostel, warungs, scooter, free sights | Rp 521,000 | $29 | £21 | A$41 | €26 |
| ComfortableSolo · hotel, local food and cafés, scooter, some paid trips | Rp 1,551,000 | $85 | £64 | A$122 | €76 |
| Treat yourselfCouple sharing a pool villa · restaurants, driver days, tours and spa | Rp 2,794,000 | $154 | £115 | A$219 | €137 |
What This Budget Includes, and What It Doesn’t
The calculator covers money you spend once you land in Bali: where you sleep, what you eat and drink, how you get around the island, and what you do each day, plus a local SIM and an optional shopping buffer.
Not included:
- Flights to and from Bali
- Visas or visa-on-arrival fees
- Travel insurance
- The Bali tourist levy - pay the Bali tourist levy on the official Love Bali site (opens in a new tab). Use only the official site run by the Bali Provincial Government, not a third-party or lookalike site.
- Bank, card and ATM fees, and the gap between the reference rate and the rate you actually get
How We Estimate
Each category has three tiers set as a daily price in Rupiah: a room per night, food and activities per person, and transport per day. The calculator multiplies each tier by the number of days. Two travellers share one room (and one scooter unless you choose two), while food, activities and SIMs are counted for each person. The total is then converted into your currency at the latest indicative ECB reference rate, published via the Frankfurter API.
We set each tier as a round figure inside the price ranges published by the sources below, which cover rooms, meals, Grab and Gojek fares, scooter hire, driver days, temple fees, classes, spa treatments, water sports and tourist SIMs. Prices vary by area, season and how you book, so treat the results as estimates for planning, not quotes.
Prices checked October 2026.
Sources
- Your Happiness Tours: Bali Travel Budget 2026 (opens in a new tab) - guesthouse, boutique and pool-villa room rates, scooter hire, Grab rides and driver days.
- BaliHotels.com: How Much Does a Bali Hotel Cost Per Night? (2026 Prices by Area) (opens in a new tab) - hotel and villa rates by tier and by area.
- Unfold Bali: Cost of Food in Bali: 2026 Price Guide (opens in a new tab) - daily food budgets for warung, mixed and café or restaurant eating.
- Numbeo: Cost of Living in Denpasar (opens in a new tab) - inexpensive and mid-range restaurant meal prices.
- SB Excursions: Grab Prices in Bali 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Grab and Gojek fares and private driver day rates.
- Cabo Bali: Bali Private Driver Cost 2026 (opens in a new tab) - private driver day rates.
- SoloNomads: Bali Trip Cost 2026 (opens in a new tab) - scooter hire, driver days, temple entry fees and tourist SIM price.
- The Bali Sun: Tourist Entry Fees To Increase At Top Bali Attractions (opens in a new tab) - Uluwatu Temple entry fee for international visitors.
- The Yoga Barn: Class prices (opens in a new tab) - yoga drop-in class price.
- Last Call Bali: Bali Massage and Spa Prices 2026 (opens in a new tab) - massage prices at local, mid-range and resort spas.
- Wira Water Sport: Tanjung Benoa Watersport 2026 Single-Ticket Prices (opens in a new tab) - snorkelling, jet ski and parasailing prices.
- Lokalfinds: Bali eSIM and SIM Card 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Telkomsel tourist SIM price, official and at the airport.
Sample Bali Budgets: 1 Week and 2 Weeks
Comfortable settings: a hotel or boutique room in the south, a mix of local food and cafés, scooter hire, some paid trips and a local SIM. Couples share one room and one scooter. Open any row in the calculator to adjust it.
| Trip | IDR total | USD | GBP | AUD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo, 1 weekRp 1,561,000 a day | Rp 10,930,000 | $602 | £451 | A$857 | €538 |
| Solo, 2 weeksRp 1,551,000 a day | Rp 21,710,000 | $1,195 | £896 | A$1,702 | €1,068 |
| Couple, 1 weekRp 2,133,000 a day | Rp 14,930,000 | $822 | £616 | A$1,170 | €735 |
| Couple, 2 weeksRp 2,111,000 a day | Rp 29,560,000 | $1,628 | £1,219 | A$2,317 | €1,455 |
Where Your Money Goes in Bali
For the comfortable 14-day solo plan, the budget splits like this:
- Sleep: about 58% (Rp 12,600,000)
- Food and drink: about 22% (Rp 4,900,000)
- Getting around: about 6% (Rp 1,260,000)
- Activities: about 13% (Rp 2,800,000)
- SIM or eSIM: about 1% (Rp 150,000)
Accommodation is the biggest lever. Each category has three broad tiers, from simple to splurge, set as round Rupiah numbers so the maths is easy to follow. Rupiah is the source of truth: your home-currency figures are converted from it with the latest indicative ECB reference rate.
Where you base yourself mostly changes what you pay for a room. In published 2026 hotel rates, the busy south (Seminyak, Canggu, Kuta) and Ubud cost about the same for a comparable place to stay, while quieter areas such as Sanur, the east and the north are roughly a fifth cheaper. The area setting only changes sleep prices; food, transport and activities stay the same.
Converting Your Currency to Indonesian Rupiah
Rupiah amounts are large, so it helps to anchor a few round numbers before you go. At the ECB reference rate from 26 October 2026:
- $100 ≈ Rp 1,816,260USD to IDR converter
- A$100 ≈ Rp 1,275,841AUD to IDR converter
- £100 ≈ Rp 2,424,281GBP to IDR converter
- €100 ≈ Rp 2,032,032EUR to IDR converter
Whether you’re budgeting in US Dollars, Australian Dollars, British Pounds or Euros, your bank, card or money changer will usually give you a little less than the reference rate, so treat these as a baseline. Every other currency has a Rupiah page too:
Cash or Card in Bali: How Much Cash to Take
Carry some Rupiah. Small warungs, markets, street stalls and many scooter rentals expect cash, while hotels, larger restaurants and cafés in tourist areas usually take cards. Some places add a surcharge for card payments.
A practical approach is to carry enough cash for a day or two of everyday costs and top up from bank ATMs. As a guide from this model, comfortable food plus a scooter comes to about Rp 440,000 a day (about $24), and those are the costs most likely to be paid in cash.
If a card machine or ATM offers to charge you in your home currency instead of Rupiah, choosing Rupiah usually avoids a worse conversion rate set by the machine’s operator. Your bank’s own fees still apply.
Tip: Keep a backup card stored separately and a little emergency cash on top of your budget, in case a card is blocked or lost.
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Bali Budget FAQs
How much money do I need per day in Bali?
With this calculator’s prices (checked October 2026), a backpacker spends about Rp 521,000 a day (about $29), a comfortable solo traveller about Rp 1,551,000 (about $85), and a treat-yourself couple about Rp 2,794,000 per person (about $154). That covers spending while you’re in Bali only: no flights, visas or insurance.
How much does Bali cost for 2 weeks?
On the comfortable settings, two weeks comes to about Rp 21,710,000 (about $1,195) for one person and about Rp 29,560,000 (about $1,628) for a couple sharing a room, before flights, visas and insurance. Change the tiers in the calculator to fit your trip.
Is Bali expensive?
It depends on how you travel. In this model the daily cost per person ranges from about Rp 521,000 for a backpacker to about Rp 2,794,000 for a treat-yourself trip. In this model, accommodation is the biggest single cost, and where you stay changes it most.
What currency is used in Bali?
Bali uses the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). Prices run into thousands and millions of Rupiah, so it helps to check a few amounts in your own currency, such as US Dollars, Australian Dollars or British Pounds, before you go.
How much cash should I bring to Bali?
Carry enough Rupiah for small everyday costs and top up from bank ATMs as you go. As a guide from this model, comfortable food and a scooter come to about Rp 440,000 a day (about $24), and these are the costs most likely to be paid in cash.