Upgrading my Listrik with PLN –Tips & Advice?
Hello Balipod! This is my first post. I am a Musician. I’ve been living in Bali actively for 4 years (passively for 12 years). I’m now renting a house in Denpasar (for at least a few years) & wanted to ask this forum if there are any tips & advice on upgrading the capacity of […]
UBUD – Cost of Good Internet Connection
Hello forum members, Can anyone advise what is the cost of a new internet connection? Initial setup and monthly charges. Is a SIM card a better choice than a wired/satellite connection? I don’t download movies, but I want a reasonable speed so I can skype and do assorted digital nomad stuff. Is it likely to […]
Staff Wages
Can anyone tell me what I should pay me cleaning staff. He only works 5 days a week for only 3 hours per day? Thank you
A current & realistic budget for single male – around 3,000,000 IDR per week?
Hi, I have looked through lots of threads about the cost to live in Bali, but it is hard to come up with a realistic budget. I can see a few decent family prices, but again it’s hard to determine what I should budget for depending on location too. I a single male, plan to […]
Price Gouging
Anyone seen businesses overly increasing their prices and blaming it on the rise in price of fuel?
Cost of living in Sanur
I have taken a lease out on a small 3 bedroom house with a small pool. We are going to sublet for the remainder of this year (if we find tenants) then move in next January. We are both 49 and will have just turned 50 when we move. Looking at coming over on the […]
Living on Bali for $175 a week
I am sure this doesn’t includes things like flights, insurance, visa
It’s That Time Of Year Again – Bali Wages
I am not a tight-ass but I also do not like to pay ‘too much’. The minimum wages are out for Bali and here, in Buleleng, it’s up by 200K this year? I have been paying Rp1.650.00 per month for a normal 40-42 hour week. Fine. And now I think it is up by 200K. […]
Cost of Sim A,C
Can anyone tell me how much they paid, for a 5 year Sim A,C please.
Cost of living for a family in Bali
Since this question comes up so often I decided (after reading @Jimbo suggestion) to copy and paste @matsaleh fantastic post on the cost of living in Bali for a typical family and stick it to the cost of living forum. Note that inflation in Indonesia is quite high and these costs are only going to […]
