Couple's World Travel Budget

Bali

How it works

We seek valuable life experiences and if it makes sense we will live more like a backpacker, like traveling around New Zealand in a campervan. Other times we seek more comfortable accommodations, especially after living in a campervan for 17 days! We are always trying to get the most value of where we are with a balance of staying true to our free spirit of not planning every detail. Being open to take up whatever adventure strikes us at the time, without always having to restrict ourselves to a tight budget. Therefore, in the World Travel Budget we intend to spend slightly more on average than what the typical backpacker budget would spend for a couple. This gives us more flexibility to do the things we enjoy and not count pennies as we travel.

Our Bali’s Couple Budget

Over the course of our travels we tracked every dollar we spent as a couple. The budget below is based on what we actually spent for one month in Bali. We separated it by category and averaged it per day. We were there in March so it was 31 days.

Note: July and August are the peak months so you will want to increase your budget accordingly for those months.

Backpacker’s Bali Couple Budget

We also researched for a backpacker’s budget so you see both the reality and how you could travel for less, which can work for some people and not for others.

Our Bali’s Couple Budget-Breakdown by category

Lodging

Lodging of $810 for a month includes:

$20 USD per night at most homestays, small resorts, and sharing a villa.
$100 USD for 3 nights at a fancy resort.
All places had air conditioning and a pool.

Want more details? Check out Lodging in Bali

Food

Our food spending of $1,612 USD for the month or $52 USD per day includes:

~$17 USD per meal, with some breakfasts included in the price of the room, bringing the average down
- Going to mainly to restaurants and warungs (small local mom and pop cafes). We didn’t really eat any street food.
~$3-$6 USD per plate at the local mom and pop joints
- If you like meat it will favor the higher side.
~$10 to $15 USD per plate for the trendy tourist restaurants
~$8 to 10 USD per plate for Western food
~$1 USD for street food

Want more details? Check out Food in Bali

Local Transportation

Bali budget for couples- local transporation

Our cost for transportation over the month of $379 USD includes:

Private car, runs ~$22.50 USD for 4 hours and $45 USD for 10 hours
- We went from Canggu to Ubud, Ubud to Amed, Amed to Lovina, and Lovina to Sanur.
Local taxi or Uber rides are around $4 USD
Round trip transfers and speed boat to Nusa Lembongan of ~$38 USD per person.
Motor bike rentals (~$6 USD per day)

Want more details? Check out Getting to, from, and around Bali