Bali’s rooms and meals look cheap, but the long flight, entry fees, the 21% tax and service added to many hotel and restaurant bills, and a driver to get around add up fast.
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The sample is 2 travelers for 9 nights. Your plan ($4,080) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($1,344, about 33% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $5,424 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
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| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Airfare per person | $1,100 per traveler | KAYAK lists recent New York–Bali round trips of about $890–1,000 and California–Bali of about $730–985; we use a typical fare a bit above the cheapest deals. Source |
| Hotel per night | $120 a night | Mid-range Bali hotels run about $50–200 a night (Seminyak from about $80, Ubud resorts from about $150), before the 21% tax and service. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $40 per traveler, per day | Our estimate for mostly mid-range warung and café meals with a few nicer dinners in Ubud and Seminyak. Our estimate |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees Off by default | $90 per traveler | Our estimate: most economy fares to Asia include a checked bag; basic economy and some partner fares charge about $45 each way. Our estimate |
| Passports Off by default | $165 per traveler | The State Department lists a $130 application fee plus $35 acceptance fee for a new adult passport book. Source |
| Visa on Arrival | $31 per traveler | Indonesia’s immigration office sells the 30-day visa on arrival (also as an e-VOA online) for IDR 500,000; the 2026 OrbitRemit guide confirms the same fee. Source |
| Bali tourist levy | $9 per traveler | Bali charges foreign tourists IDR 150,000 once per visit, paid on the official Love Bali site or on arrival. Source |
| Hotel tax and service | 21% of the hotel | Rates marked “++” exclude about 21%: a 10% service charge plus about 11% government tax. Source |
| Restaurant tax and service | 15% of the food | Tourist-area restaurants add a 5–10% service charge on top of Bali’s 10% restaurant tax (PB1). Source |
| Airport transfers and Grab rides | $110 for the trip | Airport transfers with a short tour run about IDR 350,000–500,000; we add about $45 for Grab and Gojek rides around Ubud and the beach. Source |
| Private driver days | $200 for the trip | A full Ubud day with car and driver runs about IDR 700,000–800,000 including fuel and parking; we add a small tip and assume four days. Source |
| Temple and attraction fees | $25 per traveler | Uluwatu and Tirta Empul charge IDR 50,000, Besakih IDR 60,000 and Tanah Lot and Ulun Danu IDR 75,000, most with a sarong included. Source |
| Nusa Penida day trip | $50 per traveler | Since August 1, 2026 Nusa Penida charges IDR 25,000 to enter plus IDR 25,000 per major stop; return fast boats run IDR 250,000–350,000 (inivie.com) and we add half a car-and-driver day. Source |
| Phone data | $15 per traveler | Our estimate from typical Indonesia eSIM prices for 10–20 GB over one to two weeks. Our estimate |
| Card fees | 3% of your plan | Typical 3% foreign transaction fee on cards without a no-fee policy; some Bali shops also add a 2–3% card fee. Our estimate |
| Shows, tours and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Starts at $0. Filled in from what you pick in the things-to-do planner; each one links to its own price source. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 9 nights with flights, a hotel and food, plan on about $4,100 for two people. Once you add the costs most visitors forget, like the visa on arrival, Bali's tourist levy, hotel tax and service, and a private driver, it's closer to $5,400. Use the calculator above to change any number to match your trip.
Yes. US citizens buy a 30-day visa on arrival for IDR 500,000 (about $31), either at the airport or online beforehand as an e-VOA, and it can be extended once for another 30 days. Source
Every foreign visitor pays a one-time IDR 150,000 (about $9) levy per visit to Bali, separate from the visa. Pay it on the official Love Bali site before you fly or at the airport. Source
It is a free online form that replaced the old immigration, customs and health declarations. Fill it in within 72 hours before you land and show the QR code at immigration. Source
Yes. Since August 1, 2026 foreign adults pay IDR 25,000 to enter Nusa Penida plus IDR 25,000 at each major spot such as Kelingking Beach and Broken Beach, on top of the fast boat. Source