Bali (Canggu) — $1,928/month
A typical digital nomad month in Bali (Canggu) costs about $1,928 — from $1,050 if you live frugally (long-term lease, local food) up to $2,422 for a comfortable Airbnb-and-restaurants lifestyle. The single biggest cost is accommodation (a mid-range monthly Airbnb) at $861 a month, 45% of the typical total.
Indonesia · Tier: budget · Updated: · Methodology
Sources & method: prices are a hand-reviewed baseline compiled from public cost-of-living aggregates (Numbeo city averages), published coworking and gym rate cards, official visa fee schedules, and long-stay rental listings. Figures are medians for a mid-range, city-centre-adjacent lifestyle, not quotes — rent and food swing by neighbourhood and season. Numbers change only when the dataset is reviewed; nothing here is auto-generated drift.
Typical month
$1,928/mo
Per day
$64/day
Airbnb · mixed food · part-time coworking · gym · basic insurance · $300 buffer. Change any of it below.
Bali (Canggu): monthly costs, item by item
| Item | Budget | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | $548long-term lease | $861monthly Airbnb |
| Food | $258local food | $667Western food |
| Coworking | $0none | $157full-time desk |
| Transport | $90monthly pass | $90monthly pass |
| Mobile data | $10local SIM | $10local SIM |
| Gym | $0none | $75premium gym |
| Visa | $35tourist visa | $4nomad visa ÷ 12 |
| Σ | $941 | $1,864 |
Tourist visa shown as a one-off fee; nomad visa fee spread over 12 months. Health insurance and a lifestyle buffer are not included here — add them in the calculator above. Figures from our city dataset, checked 2026-05-04.
Where & how long
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Buffer
Drinks, dating, weekend trips, streaming subs — things you'll pretend you didn't buy.
Monthly burn
$1,928
/ month
Per-day burn
$64
/ day
Cost per 100g protein
$0.61
Supermarket chicken breast — your gym-bro budget proxy.
Coffee-to-stay ratio
360 ☕
How many specialty coffees your monthly accommodation equals. The bigger the number, the dumber the city.
Breakdown
Where & how long
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Work
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Buffer
Median nomad energy. Someone needs to be average; that's you.
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Nomad Score
75/ 100
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A — Great
Weighted for long-term nomads · cost 30% · productivity 25% · sustainability 20% · lifestyle 15% · tax 10%
City guide
Bali is two cities stapled together: Canggu's coworking-and-surfing nomad bubble, and Ubud's yoga-and-rice-paddy retreat scene. Both run on scooters, smoothie bowls, and Instagram. It's beautiful and exhausting in roughly equal measure.
Who it's for
Nomads who want lifestyle baked in — surf before work, motorbike commutes, a constant rotation of new arrivals to befriend. Strong for content creators and yoga/wellness types.
Who should skip it
Anyone who hates traffic, scooter dependency, or visible tourism wear. Canggu in 2026 is not the Bali of 2018 — main roads are gridlocked.
Neighborhoods
- Canggu (Berawa / Pererenan) — Nomad capital. Coworking like Tropical Nomad and Outpost, surf at Echo Beach, $10 brunches. Pererenan is the newer, calmer side.
- Uluwatu — Cliffs, world-class surf, fewer nomads but growing. Better if you have a car and want quiet.
- Ubud — Inland, yoga/wellness, slower. The 'I came for healing' demographic. Internet less reliable than Canggu.
- Sanur — Family-friendly, calm beach, older expat crowd. Underrated for focused work months.
Visa
The B211A visit visa (60 days, extendable to 180) is the practical nomad default — agent fee included usually $150–250 total. The much-hyped 'KITAS Nomad' (E33G) exists but adds bureaucracy and is overkill unless staying multi-year.
Internet
Canggu fiber is generally 100–300 Mbps but villa quality varies wildly — always ask for a Speedtest screenshot before signing. Ubud is more fragile; many nomads default to coworking there.
Best time to visit
April–October dry season. January–February sees the heaviest rain plus traffic from Australian school holidays.
Underrated
The food in warungs (local family restaurants) is half the price of nomad cafes and frequently better — Warung Bu Mi, Bu Oka, Pasar Senggol. Most nomads never break out of the brunch loop.
Watch out
Scooter accidents are the #1 health-insurance claim. Helmets, no flip-flops, and don't ride at night without lights — locals know the roads, you don't.
How much does a month in Bali (Canggu) cost a digital nomad?
A typical nomad month in Bali (Canggu) runs $1,050–$2,422 depending on accommodation style (Airbnb vs long-term lease), food choices, coworking use, and visa. The default preset on this page comes to $1,928/month.
Does Bali (Canggu) have a digital nomad visa?
Yes — typical annual cost around $50. Renewable.
How much is rent in Bali (Canggu) for a month?
A mid-range monthly Airbnb is about $861; a local long-term 1BR lease is about $548 — roughly 36% cheaper. For 1–2 months use Airbnb's monthly discount; from 3 months a lease usually wins.
How much does food cost per month in Bali (Canggu)?
About $258/month eating mostly local, or $667/month eating mostly at Western-style restaurants. The default on this page mixes 60% local and 40% restaurant meals.
How much is coworking in Bali (Canggu)?
Mid-tier hot-desk runs about $157/month. Full-time dedicated desk is typically 1.5-2× that.
How much are transport and a SIM card in Bali (Canggu)?
A monthly transit pass is about $90, and a local 10–30 GB mobile data plan about $10 a month.
How much do you need per day in Bali (Canggu)?
About $64 a day on the default lifestyle. That is $4,582 a month less than the same lifestyle in New York.
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