One of the great things about visiting Bali is that visitors have a lot of options. For instance, accommodation can be had for as little as USD $10 a night (breakfast included) in a hospitable homestay or up to USD $1,000 a night at a five-star hotel.
Here are some informative resources:The Real Cost of Living in Ubud, Bali for One Month
Blog, Erin and Josh Bender
All in a Day's Work
Money issue, Inspired Bali
Nila (pictured), who cooks and owns Sari Organik (highly recommended) earns about IDR 250,000 a day. Photo: courtesy of Inspired Bali
It's eye-opening to compare what your average visitor or expat born in a wealthy country like the US or Australia spends on lunch (IDR 50,000 or less than USD $4) and the average daily wage of many Balinese. A seamstress (IDR 50,000) or barista (IDR 60,000), for example, earns in a day about what the average visitor might spend on lunch. A retail sales person (IDR 25,000) or midwife (IDR 33,000) likely earns less.
Despite income discrepancies, there doesn't seem to be a lot of socioeconomic envy going around. There's much less, I think, here than in your average community in the US.
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