The price of Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) in Denpasar, Bali is $3.96 (Rp 56,461) How much is McDonalds in Bali? Cost of Living in Bali Restaurants Edit Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 25,000.00Rp Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 327,000.00Rp McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 70,000.00Rp Domestic […]

Pollution in Bali, Indonesia Air Pollution 64.62 High Noise and Light Pollution 51.87 Moderate Water Pollution 75.76 High Dissatisfaction to Spend Time in the City 61.76 High Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City 54.23 Moderate Does Bali have good air quality? The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups […]

On average, Guinel says a villa should cost around US$450,000 (AU$595,188), and in Canggu you’re looking at anything between $400,000 and $700,000 for three bedrooms, depending on location, land size and amenities. Is it worth buying a villa in Bali? Getting your own villa in Bali is still affordable, but can be a risky affair […]

Legal Constraints when Buying a Villa in Bali Obviously a 25 year lease is not much good to most investors. You can’t get a mortgage against such an arrangement, and even worse, you won’t be permitted to rent out the villa to holiday makers when you aren’t there. Can foreigners get mortgage in Bali? It […]

So, the cost of building a house in Bali nowadays varies from about: 6 Million IDR per m² for a single villa. 6.5 – 7 Million IDR per m² for a multi-storey villa. 7 – 8 Million IDR per m² if you want to use luxury materials for the finishing of your villa (such as […]

Most of the Christian villages are located in the Southern part of Bali. For the Christmas season most of the decorations will be seen on the roads in this area. These decorations are called Penjor. Penjor, which is unique to Bali, is made of plaited young coconut leaves and are hung from the pieces of […]

Bali has two main seasons: the dry season, which runs between May and September and the rainy season, which runs between October and April. Bali’s rainy season varies in severity between the months, but even in the wettest months, showers rarely last more than a few hours. When should you not go to Bali? When […]

Bottled brem bali (Balinese rice wine) and arrack are popular beverages in the Hindu-majority island of Bali. Brem is a brownish colored liquor with 5% alcohol. It is also exported to Japan and China. For Balinese people it has a religious significance too. What is the national drink of Bali? ArakArak is Bali’s traditional spirit […]

Bali’s beaches in the southwest tended to catch rubbish when monsoonal rains and winds blow each year from west to east. But Hardesty said the increasing amount of plastic washing up was in line with the global rise in the production of plastic. Why are Bali beaches so dirty? Some of the plastic debris comes […]

You can hire a full-time housekeeper for 2,900,000 rupiah ($200 USD) a month. That’s for 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. If that’s too much (time or $) you can try to find someone who will work 1/2 time for 1.5m — 1.7m rupiah ($105 — $118 USD) per month. How much do […]

Mahabhali had a wife named Vindhyavalli, who was also referred as Ashrama. With her he had many sons including the Shiva devotee Bana (Banasura). What is the name of Bali Maharaj wife? Who is the wife of Bali Chakravarthi? Bali Chakrarthi’s wife’s name is Vindhyavali, the daughter of a saint. They both a very generous […]

You can use credit cards in Bali at most hotels, restaurants and tour operators. However, getting around and experiencing Bali will mean you need local currency (Rupiah) as most smaller local businesses and markets don’t have EFT-POS machines. Definitely bring cash with you. Is it safe to pay with credit card? By and large, credit […]

The national poverty line is set at Rp 2.1 million (US$145.80) of income per family per month, with the highest poverty rate recorded in Papua with 26.6 percent of the total population and the lowest poverty rate was recorded in Bali (3.78 percent). What is the poverty level in Bali? In the Balinese countryside, it […]

Today, Indonesia is vibrantly independent and the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are alive and well in Bali. The epics, on the shelf in India, are unabashedly read and idealised there. They are known, reverentially regarded, but form part of the common folklore too. Why is Bali mostly Hindu? Hindus of western Java moved east and […]

Bali was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. In 1946 a battle was fought between Dutch troops and Indonesian revolutionary forces at Marga in western Bali. The island became part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950. A terrorist bombing on the island in 2002 killed some 200 people. Who colonized Bali? DutchDutch […]