Bali runs $985 a month for a city-centre one-bedroom. These 2 places are cheaper — from 61% to 62% less. Every figure below comes from the same rent survey on the same day, so the comparisons are consistent rather than stitched together from different months. We lead with what you give up.
$371 vs $985 a month, city-centre one-bedroom
What you give upSame visa and far cheaper, plus better healthcare and flight links — but a dense megacity with none of Bali's appeal.
$385 vs $985 a month, city-centre one-bedroom
What you give upSame island, same visa, 61% cheaper. Urban rather than resort, and you lose the beach-and-rice-terrace lifestyle people come for.
Rent is one line of a budget, not the whole thing. A city that is 40% cheaper on rent may not be 40% cheaper to live in once flights, healthcare and tax are counted. Figures are city-centre one-bedroom asking rents, not what you will necessarily pay after negotiating a longer lease.