Ubud Cost of Living: Overview
What it costs to live and work remotely from Ubud, broken down by category.
Ubud offers a genuinely different Bali experience from Canggu — inland, jungle-and-rice-terrace surroundings instead of beach town, generally quieter and slightly cheaper, with its own long-established wellness-and-yoga-oriented nomad community.
- Villa or 1BR, Ubud area — under $1,000/month is genuinely achievable, and Ubud consistently runs meaningfully cheaper than Canggu for a comparable villa — the trade-off is being 45-60 minutes from a beach, not a lower quality of life
- Coworking, monthly — 1.8-3.5 million IDR/month (~$115-225 USD) for unlimited access at established spaces (Outpost, Hubud), with day passes around 150,000-250,000 IDR
- Scooter rental, monthly — 750,000 IDR-$150 (roughly $50-150 USD) for a reliable automatic with helmet and basic insurance; budget for a cash deposit rather than leaving your passport as collateral, a common scam across Bali generally
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