Building a villa in Bali costs from about USD 600 per m² at entry level to between USD 900 and USD 2,000 per m² and more at the top level, or from IDR 6.5 million to IDR 14 million per m² and above, on prices builders publish on their own websites, read on 10 November 2026. Land is always extra, and pools, furniture and landscaping often are. You need a PBG building approval before work starts and an SLF certificate before the building is used.
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What villa managers, builders, schools and charter operators actually charge, taken from what they publish, with the link and the date we read it. For owners and long-stay residents about to spend real money.
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Published prices, recorded exactly as the provider or public body states them. Never averaged, never estimated.
A sample of rows from the Bali Price Index
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Helicopter transfer, Fly Bali Heliport Ungasan to Nusa Lembongan, 15 min flight
Rp12,700,000
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Villa management fee, Inspired Branding package (marketing, pricing, guest communication)
15% of accommodation revenue
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Villa construction per sqm, Standard build
USD 1,000-1,200 per sqm
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BPHTB land and building acquisition duty, Badung, paid by the buyer
Badung Regency
5% of the acquisition value above the non-taxable threshold
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Second Home visa E33, government fee, stay up to 5 years
Directorate General of Immigration
Rp13,000,000
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Application fee, new students
Rp2,500,000
Latest guides
All guidesHelicopter charter in Bali: routes, prices and operators
A private helicopter charter in Bali is published at IDR 21,700,000 from Ungasan to Nusa Penida for up to 4 people (IDR 24,900,000 for up to 6), IDR 39,000,000 to 49,000,000 to the Gili Islands, and IDR 25,600,000 to 29,600,000 from a heliport near the airport to Ubud, on operator prices read on 10 November 2026. The lowest published Ubud transfer option is IDR 6,900,000 on a shared flight. None of the operator pages we read publishes an airport to Uluwatu or a Lombok transfer price.
Hospitals and medical evacuation in Bali: what exists and what it costs
In a medical emergency in Bali call 119, the Ministry of Health line it says works in every regency and city, or 118 for an ambulance, then go to a hospital with a 24-hour emergency department. On prices read in November 2026, BIMC lists check-ups from Rp900,000 and Bali International Hospital lists screenings up to Rp32,500,000. CareFlight puts an air ambulance jet out of Bali at $60,000 to well over $100,000 without cover, and evacuation memberships are published from $67 (International SOS) and $139 (Global Rescue), with no currency named.
Household staff in Bali: pay, agencies and what the law requires
Agencies in Bali publish monthly pay for household staff from Rp1,800,000 for a household assistant to Rp6,500,000 for a villa butler, on pages read in November 2026, and one childcare service prices full-time nanny care from Rp8,500,000 a month. The 2026 minimum wage in Badung is Rp3,791,002.57 a month. Since April 2026 a national law gives domestic workers a right to agreed pay, a religious holiday allowance (THR) and health and employment social security. One Denpasar foundation publishes a one-time agency fee of Rp1,500,000.
International schools in Bali: what they charge in 2026/27
International school tuition in Bali for the 2026/27 school year runs from Rp14,000,000 a year for half-day playgroup to Rp328,600,900 a year for the last two years of high school, on the fee schedules the schools publish, read on 10 November 2026. For a new child starting the first primary year, our sums of each school's published one-off fees, levies, deposits and tuition come to between Rp112,700,000 and Rp330,063,690.
Long-stay visas in Bali: Golden Visa, Second Home, retirement and investor KITAS
As of 10 November 2026, the Second Home visa (E33) gives a stay in Bali of up to five years for US$130,000 kept in a state-owned Indonesian bank or a US$1,000,000 apartment, with a government fee of Rp13,000,000. At 55 and over, its version for older applicants asks for US$50,000 plus US$3,000 a month in income. Bali agents publish five-year packages from IDR 28,000,000 to IDR 45,000,000.
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