Bali — Useful ratios
Prices put in perspective: what a meal, a room or a commute in Bali costs in work time and wage share.
In work time
One hour at minimum wage buys about 1.9 litres of Pertalite.
As a share of the minimum wage
A simple boarding room (kos) takes about 23% of the monthly minimum wage.
Three warung meals a day for a month take about 76% of the minimum wage.
A daily return trip by city bus costs about 6% of the minimum wage.
Living simply costs about 110% of the minimum wage — more than one minimum wage covers.
The official poverty line per person is about 20% of the minimum wage.
The city in numbers
Bali produces about 1.9 times a year of minimum wage per resident.
About 800 people share every square kilometre.
There are about 100.2 men for every 100 women.
Every 100 working-age residents support about 44 children and seniors.
Work time uses the official rule of 173 working hours per month (hourly wage = monthly wage ÷ 173). Prices use the middle of each range on the economics page, except bus fares, which use the standard adult fare.economics page