How much does it cost to live in Uluwatu?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$2,248 (IDR 39,769,328)
Housing, food, transport, mobile, coworking and gym.
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: citycost.org, prestigepropertybali.com
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $771 (IDR 13,638,101)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $4,527 (IDR 80,077,010)
Good to know
Good to Know
- Uluwatu/Bukit is generally one of the pricier parts of Bali for villa rentals, especially anything with an ocean view — comparable to or above Canggu for premium properties.
- Warung (local eatery) food stays cheap even in the premium Uluwatu villa market — a $2-4 plate is normal regardless of how expensive the nearby villas are.
- Owners commonly discount 6- or 12-month lease terms significantly versus month-to-month pricing, so negotiating a longer commitment can meaningfully cut housing costs if you're staying a while.
- Grocery shopping is pricier if you rely on imported/Western items; there are fewer large supermarkets on the Bukit Peninsula than in Canggu or Seminyak, which can push up everyday grocery costs.
- We could not verify exact current monthly listing prices for Uluwatu villas from live rental portals at the time of research — treat the housing figures above as informed estimates rather than confirmed listing prices, and check current listings directly before budgeting precisely.
- There's no public bus or metro system on the Bukit Peninsula (Uluwatu) — renting a scooter is the near-universal way locals and nomads get around, so budget for fuel and rental on top of any 'transport' cost.
- SIM cards sold at Ngurah Rai Airport are typically far pricier than the same cards bought at convenience stores or phone shops once you're settled — worth waiting if you can get by on wifi for a few hours.
- Indonesia doesn't yet have one dedicated 'digital nomad visa' — most remote workers staying 2-6 months use the B211A social/cultural visit visa, which technically doesn't authorize local paid work, though working for overseas clients is widely (if unofficially) tolerated.
- There's no cinema in Uluwatu itself — the nearest multiplexes are in Kuta or Denpasar, roughly 45-60 minutes away by scooter.
- Uluwatu's coworking scene is smaller and more casual/surf-community-oriented than Canggu or Ubud — several spots marketed as 'coworking' are really cafés with decent wifi rather than dedicated serviced offices.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- IDR 39,769,328
Includes 5 estimated components
- Lean month
- IDR 13,638,101
Includes 3 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- IDR 80,077,010
Includes 6 estimated components
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- Uluwatu is not one dense downtown but a string of clifftop/surf micro-areas on the Bukit Peninsula. Nomads and long-stayers concentrate in Pecatu village (near Uluwatu temple), Padang-Padang/Bingin (surf and cafe hub), and the Melasti/Pandawa stretch. All housing figures below reflect villa/room listings positioned in these Pecatu–Padang Padang–Bingin corridor areas rather than a single town center.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- IDR 28,000,000
Estimated
Estimated mid-tier furnished 2BR villa-with-pool monthly rent around Bingin/Padang-Padang; based on general market positioning described by rental agencies (e.g. Bali Home Immo's villa-price-zone guide) rather than one exact quoted figure.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- IDR 13,000,000
Estimated
Estimated budget-tier studio/1BR furnished monthly rent in Pecatu/Uluwatu village; no single live listing with an exact monthly price was retrieved in the sources we checked (listing pages found, e.g. Rumah123 and Bali Villa Hub, did not surface visible price figures).
- Premium apartment
- IDR 65,000,000
Estimated
Estimated premium-tier furnished 3-4BR ocean-view clifftop villa monthly rent in Pecatu/Uluwatu; Bali Home Immo's price-zone map confirms ocean-view/cliff position as the biggest driver of premium pricing in this area, but no single exact monthly figure was retrieved.
- Private room in a shared home
- IDR 6,500,000
Estimated
No live listing for a private room within a shared villa in Uluwatu was surfaced in search; estimated from general Bukit Peninsula shared-villa pricing patterns relative to known Canggu/Seminyak room-share rates.
Groceries
- What the basket assumes
- One person cooking a mix of local and some imported items, shopping at supermarkets/minimarkets typical of the Bukit Peninsula (limited large-supermarket options compared to Canggu/Seminyak).
- Groceries for one (month)
- IDR 5,536,384
Survey / cost-of-living site
CityCost's Uluwatu, Bali comparison page states groceries cost $313 per month for Uluwatu.
Published in USD
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- IDR 25,000
Estimated
General Indonesian supermarket pricing; no Uluwatu-specific per-item listing found in search.
Dozen Eggs
- Dozen Eggs
- IDR 30,000
Estimated
General Indonesian supermarket pricing; no Uluwatu-specific per-item listing found in search.
1kg Local Rice
- 1kg Local Rice
- IDR 15,000
Estimated
General Indonesian supermarket pricing; no Uluwatu-specific per-item listing found in search.
500g Chicken Breast
- 500g Chicken Breast
- IDR 35,000
Estimated
General Indonesian supermarket pricing; no Uluwatu-specific per-item listing found in search.
1.5L Bottled Water (Store)
- 1.5L Bottled Water (Store)
- IDR 6,000
Estimated
General Indonesian minimarket pricing for store-bought (not restaurant) bottled water; no Uluwatu-specific listing found.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- IDR 39,798
Estimated
Midpoint of the $2-4 per warung dish range reported by Bali-wide cost-of-living guides (bali.com, Prestige Property Bali); not Uluwatu-specific, used as closest reasonable proxy. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 53064 IDR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Published in USD
- High-end meal
- IDR 707,525
Estimated
Prestige Property Bali states Bali-wide fine dining 'can exceed $30 per person'; estimated slightly higher for Uluwatu given its clifftop restaurant/beach-club dining scene, which trends pricier than the Bali-wide average.
Published in USD
- Mid-range meal
- IDR 288,538
Estimated
CityCost lists Uluwatu's mid-range dinner for two at $40 on one comparison page and $47 on another (vs Kuta Lombok); averaged to $43.50, then halved for a one-person figure per this category's rules. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 384717 IDR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Published in USD
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Venue
- BukitHub, Uluwatu (Ungasan)
- Day pass
- IDR 150,000
Survey / cost-of-living site
nomadwise.io directory listing for BukitHub (Uluwatu/Ungasan): Day Pass 150,000 IDR.
- Monthly hot desk
- IDR 2,000,000
Survey / cost-of-living site
nomadwise.io directory listing for BukitHub (Uluwatu/Ungasan): Month Pass 2,000,000 IDR.
Transport
- How to get there
- Gojek/Grab motorbike ride-hailing (no public transit in Uluwatu)
- About monthly passes
- No public bus or metro system exists on the Bukit Peninsula (Uluwatu) — there is no formal monthly transit pass. Nearly all residents and nomads rent a scooter/motorbike as their primary transport instead.
- Single ride
- IDR 20,000
Estimated
No public transit exists to price a 'single ride'; figure is an estimated typical short Gojek/Grab motorbike ride-hailing fare within the Uluwatu area, based on general knowledge of Bali ride-hailing rates.
Mobile & data
- Carrier
- Telkomsel
- Monthly plan
- IDR 150,000
Survey / cost-of-living site
Saily blog: Telkomsel's 30-day Bali tourist SIM card offers 25GB data and 25 minutes of calls for IDR 150,000.
- Data allowance
- 25 GB / 30 days
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- Dry season peak (July–August), Christmas/New Year surge, and April–October swell season drive sustained 50–90% accommodation pricing swings vs. wet-season low months (November, February–March); typical mid-range rates swing from $112 year-round average to $210 in high season.
Low season
- Budget
- IDR 374,000
Budget hotels 2-star average low season (Budget Your Trip); applies to November, February-March off-peak
- Luxury
- IDR 2,500,000
Estimated 5-star hotel low season (Booking.com shows $158 luxury average; conservative estimate for actual low-season weekday rates in Nov/Feb/Mar)
- Premium
- IDR 1,482,000
4-star hotel average low season (Booking.com); reflects November-March reduced demand
- Standard
- IDR 952,000
3-star hotel average low season (Booking.com global average for period); represents November, February-March baseline
High season
- Budget
- IDR 702,000
Budget hotels 2-star average high season (Budget Your Trip analysis of 28 budget hotels); represents April-October swell season and July-August peak
- Luxury
- IDR 3,900,000
Blended 5-star hotel average (Booking.com midweek $258, Budget Your Trip $253); represents sustainable high-season midweek rate; weekend rates spike to $712-$1,019 but are not representative of typical guest experience
- Premium
- IDR 2,886,000
4-star hotel weekend rates Booking.com; high season weekend pricing reflects peak-season demand
- Standard
- IDR 1,375,000
3-star hotel weekend rates Booking.com; represents high season weekends in peak months (April-October, December-January)
Low-season months
- November
- February
- March
High-season months
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- December
- January
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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