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Building a villa in Bali: cost per m², architect fees and permits

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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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.

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Villa management in Bali: fees, contract terms and licences

Bali villa managers that publish a fee mostly charge 10% to 20% of rental revenue, as read on their own websites on 10 November 2026. A few add a fixed monthly fee or charge on profit instead. Published minimum terms run from none to five years, and running costs such as staff, utilities and repairs usually sit outside the fee.

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Travel

Helicopter 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.

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Family

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.

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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.

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Law and money

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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Owning property in Bali as a foreigner: what you can hold and what it costs

A foreigner cannot own freehold land (Hak Milik) in Bali, but as of November 2026 can lease land, hold one landed house in their own name on Hak Pakai (up to 2,000 m2, and in Bali at least Rp5 billion according to Hukumonline), or hold HGB through a foreign-owned company (PT PMA). By our arithmetic, a Rp10 billion villa in Badung carries Rp496 million in BPHTB duty for the buyer, and the land deed official's fee is capped at Rp25 million.

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