Can You STILL Live on $600/month in BALI in 2025?

[@JooseTheNomad]

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[@ZyrainVDW]

Another great video Joose.! I like how you explain things. Haha 🤣. Keep up the amazing work.! 🤘🏻💥💥

[@JooseTheNomad]

Thanks so much! Appreciate it a lot🙏🏽

[@ZyrainVDW]

No. Thank YOU for your great effort for amazing videos.! 😄✌🏻💛

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@ZyrainVDW Thank you😉🙏🏽

[@DCthebuilder]

I have friends who live on like 350 a month it’s possible I don’t think i could but hey everyone is different. i spend between 1200-2000 a month depending on activities 2000 is if im just out way too much and throw in a trip somewhere. You can find local houses in local areas for like 150 a month won’t have western comforts but its there

[@ZyrainVDW]

@DCthebuilder Dang. 350 is extreme to me as well 😅. They really go to the last dollar 🤣. But 1200-1500 is decent and not too bad.

[@DCthebuilder]

@@ZyrainVDW yeah I was surprised to then i went to there house it was pretty decent honestly great environment in ubud not in the tourist areas it just didn’t have ac and was dated but she leased the place for 5 years for me i would have fixed it up more but she liked it how it was and had a office bed room and 2 bathroom joglo style . I also have a friend who had a similar place on bingin with amazing views that she leased for long term and was paying 500 a month when all her neighbors are going for like 400 a night lol . Only reason i know because me and my friends rented the place next door and it was 450 per night during covid lol i can’t imagine how much it is now

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@DCthebuilder Yeah you can make it almost as cheap as you want😄

[@ZyrainVDW]

​@@DCthebuilderDidn't have ac? In SE Asia?? I CAN'T 🤣🙏🏼. Yeah. It's important to do research first.

[@mikestout9588]

$350/month for all living expenses? Rent/food/etc? Incredible!

[@AC_Trades]

A video on best best destinations for high networth nomads would be cool. Even starting with Bali

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@AC_Trades What are the criteria you're looking for in a destination?

[@davidbrown4271]

@@JooseTheNomadexpensive lol 😆

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@davidbrown4271 well any place can be expensive😅

[@SaaidOmaar]

Thanks

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@SaaidOmaar ur welcome

[@gsomethingsomething2658]

For a $600pm budget, spending $300-450 on rent would seem to be terrible budgeting. Are there any simple but clean and decent enough studios/rooms for $100-150?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@gsomethingsomething2658 well that's the biggest expense.. There are options for that price but very local style, no western standards by any means..

[@gsomethingsomething2658]

@@JooseTheNomad Okay.

[@matthawksworth]

@@JooseTheNomad Id be interested to see one of these, might be bit of an adventure😂

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@matthawksworth Imagine small empty room where's nothing else than mattress on the floor and simple bathrooom😄

[@matthawksworth]

@ lolol ok I dont need to see it

[@fredretteketet]

Thnxs

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@fredretteketet Ur welcome🙏🏽

[@RicherThanIeverbeen]

🔥🔥🔥

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@RicherThanIeverbeen 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@mikestout9588]

Where do you go during the rainy season?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@mikestout9588 Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines usually!

[@infernumsnipez594]

i just saw the rain season is from novermber to avril and nearly no tourists there , thats what the internet is saying ... is that right or is it just 1-3 days a week rainy and the rest still nice weather ? would be interesting for me to know , im from europe so i dont want to go in the european summer to bali thanks for answering in advance

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@infernumsnipez594 Definitely not true anymore that there's no tourists😂 I wish! But yeah usually it's still nice weather in the morning and mid day and more rainy in the afternoon. But can be weeks of just rain ans cloudy all the time. It's a bit different every year!

[@infernumsnipez594]

@@JooseTheNomad ok alright thx for the fast answer

[@humanoid-j2y]

You posed a question in the title, and based on the content I guess your answer is no. $400 guesthouse, $70 scoopy and gas, $30 visa. So you have just enough for 1 warung meal and 1 coconut per day.

[@Internationallyestonian]

Do I need driving license for all scooters?

[@nocapnobs7845]

Hey man, what's the link to the guest house? i want to escape this canadian winter.

[@nomadinthemaking]

You need atleast $10 a day for general living costs food transport etc if you can rent somewhere $300 a month all in that’s $600. then you got visa fees and health insurance. $700 a month it’s doable but you are existing not living.

[@gif24gt60]

Health insurance can take up 2-300 month😮

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@gif24gt60 what?😅

[@the_om_project]

@@JooseTheNomadJoose is like whaaa, people from the us are like that’s all?

[@walidaliammar771]

Could you share with us the name of your guesthouse or similar options?

[@BestPlaceTravel]

Ít amazinh

[@lifeisgood5166]

Name of hotel???

[@marlonelias]

He’s good looking!.!.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@marlonelias Hahha thanks!

[@marlonelias]

@ I’m sorry if I haven’t been able to Subscribe to your OnlyFans, money is a little short right now!.!. LOL!.!. JK!.!. 😝😄😂🤣😅

[@basedpatriotLT]

Gay?

[@marlonelias]

@@basedpatriotLT So What?!.

[@basedpatriotLT]

@@marlonelias stop virtue signaling buddy

[@YarayDamians]

@joosethenomad how is the weather right now? / january?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@YarayDamians it's been very rainy the past few weeks. But it changes a bit every year, could be good or bad in January, no one knows😅

[@YarayDamians]

How bad can it be? I work from 15:00 till 22:00. Is the rain usually only around that time? 😅

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@YarayDamians Yeah mornings are usually more clear/sunny :)

[@ZyrainVDW]

​@@YarayDamiansCurrently is the Monsoon season. Generally the region would be getting the most amounts of rainy days for the entire year. 😅✌🏻

[@dl6780]

can i stay longer in bali... like 6 month or something without going in and out...

[@DCthebuilder]

Yes but you will need to get the right visa or kitas

[@ZyrainVDW]

You can get 2 times extensions using the standard tourist visa. One time extension is for 60 days. Total 180 days.

[@suenogyal]

@@ZyrainVDW is this the new tourist visa regulation? and can we do it just on the immigrasi website?

[@DCthebuilder]

@@suenogyal it’s best to contact a visa agent they can give you up to date info and give you many options I used a b211 but I don’t think that is the current best method

[@belalangijo8730]

Labour in bali salary 200 per month

[@AlbertoCadeddu]

bro how the hell you're shooting sunny days if its been pouring like crazy lately ahah

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@AlbertoCadeddu Remember that one sunmy day like a week ago?😂

[@josepbenito1625]

Looks stunning! I ❤Joose, I was in Bali for a month and was hoping to bump into you but it didn’t happen :/ Maybe next year 😊

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@josepbenito1625 Thanks! Haha yeah🙏🏽

[@TradingMemesOfficial]

I can't even survive on $600 a day

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@TradingMemesOfficial that's sad that you couldn't survive on $18k per month :/

[@TradingMemesOfficial]

@@JooseTheNomad I'll keep watching and learning 👍

[@ianpatrick23]

It’s pretty amazing how affordable all this is

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@ianpatrick23 Yeah Bali can be very affordable or very expensive, it's all a choice

[@Each-h2z]

dude, 600$ in bali is more than enough. the basic salary in bali around 150-200$ per month (please ask their worker salary in beach club, accomodations, restaurant etc)

[@TQ481]

How can someone make such a stupid and ridiculous statement? As a European, you don’t go to Indonesia with the mindset of living like an Indonesian who works in a club and earns 150 euros. What kind of absurd comment is that? You clearly didn’t think at all when you typed that.

[@Each-h2z]

@TQ481 hey there, balinese here. our basic salary (based on government rules) here is around 150 $ (3 mill rupiahs). sounds stupid? ofc, that's the truth. that's why we work abroad or remote to earn more salary to make our living and in here 600$ per months is average manager level salary.

[@rene1485]

@@Each-h2z 600USD is nothing for a western person in Bali, as accommodation is already AT LEAST 3.5m - 6.0m (depending on the area). You cannot compare your Balinese salary with a western person, as most Indonesians live in properties from their families and eat much much cheaper. Just in general, daily life and spending is very different.

[@ValdisVinsteins]

Complete and utter bullshit.

[@rene1485]

@ How so?

[@michaelomara1922]

$600 a month ?

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@michaelomara1922 Yes?

[@98Nedeljko]

300-400$ housing 50$ scooter and you have 250-150$ for food and everything else for the rest of the month? Math ain't mathing

[@basedpatriotLT]

Depends on what is that everything else because for food it is more than enough. Also I do not believe 300 or 400 is cheapest you can go.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@98Nedeljko It actually is🙈

[@danipa3115]

Ubi mi nadu sine

[@98Nedeljko]

@@danipa3115 hahaha lupeta gluposti treba ti bar 800$

[@lifetheuniverseandothercra4581]

Health insurance, food, personal insurance, taxes back to where u come frome,.... Next by by

[@MaxWell-ck4sg]

Wow it's amazing to see the reality of the affordable lifestyle in Bali! All I hear online that Bali is not cheap anymore which clearly isnnot the whole truth😍

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@MaxWell-ck4sg I know right!🙏🏽

[@ZyrainVDW]

Similar to elsewhere in SE Asia. There is low-cost/budget living all the way to luxury lifestyle.! 🤣✌🏻. You choose what you desire.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@ZyrainVDW Exactly!

[@nivia8606]

Bali is still cheap, bro 👍 luxury in affordable 👍😍

[@justhanan_official]

Bali is indeed quite cheap. We spend something like 600 euro for our two each month. 250 euro for our accomodation and 350 for our food and other expenses. Sometimes we stay also at other islands in Indonesia such as Java and Sumatra, because we miss the variety of Indonesian food in Bali. Althought the food is mostly cheaper at other islands, the accomodation from the same quality is mostly 3 times more expensive in Java and Sumatra. So, we always return to Bali at the end.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@justhanan_official Nice!

[@TQ481]

No, you can’t live on 600 $ a month. Just your coffee costs $2.50. If you drink one coffee every day, or let’s say for 30 days, that’s $75 just for coffee. On top of that, you’ll spend at least $1 per day on water = 30$ . Accommodation costs at least 400 euros if you stay in a hostel. You’ll pay at least 100 $ for a scooter on top Gas 30$. You’ll pay at least 100 $ for a gym membership. Then there’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Let’s assume each meal costs 3 $ per portion-that’s 10 $ a day - Over 30 days, that’s an additional 300 $ And you’ll want to do activities too, Club, Adventure. So, 600 $ NEVER doesn’t work at all.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@TQ481 There's cheap coffee you don't need to go to a beach club every day to drink it🙈 Why would you spend money on water when it's included in the guesthouse? And why you're listing prices that are not the cheaper options?😂

[@ZyrainVDW]

​@@JooseTheNomadMan, a number of hate comments! 🤣. I'm from Malaysia. I know how this works too. People just need to do extra research. There ARE cheaper options! 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TQ481]

@@JooseTheNomad What are we even talking about here? You’re creating content for Europeans, not for Indonesians or Vietnamese people. Of course, it’s obvious that a European maintains a certain standard of living. And yes, there’s water in the guesthouse, but you also know that at 35 degrees Celsius, you’re drinking at least 2-3 liters of water a day and not spending the whole day in the guesthouse. So, you’re guaranteed to spend at least 1 euro per day on water from some stand or shop. The minimum price for a scooter is 100 euros, maybe down to 80 at best. Especially in Canggu, it’s significantly more expensive than the rest. If we were talking about a less central part of Bali, maybe. But in Kuta, Seminyak, or Canggu? Come on. I’m not going to tell you that you can cover accommodation, food, drinks, sports, and activities with 600 euros. You know it doesn’t work, and I know it doesn’t work. It’s great that you want to create content, but please stay realistic. You’re making content for Europeans, not for Asians.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@TQ481 Have you heard of water bottles you can fill and take with you when you go around?🙈 And why you think $100 is minimum for scooter? Where are you getting this information😂

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@TQ481 And what's your point? I presented a real life examples throughout the whole video, nothing else. So how can you say "stay realistic". How much more realistic can I be?🙈

[@BalimauriceMaurice]

600$ in pandemic time😁😁

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@BalimauriceMaurice I literally filmed this video this week?🙈

[@DCthebuilder]

600 in pandemic time was amazing lol . But his video is very accurate there are guest house in the center of canggu that cost 350 a month I know because I’ve stayed there recently and the very first guest house I lived in in berawa during the pandemic right at the shortcut was 225 a month they now charge around 400 a month I just texted them on WhatsApp to get my friend a place for 2 months so it’s definitely still places for good prices

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@DCthebuilder Yeah during pandemic $600/month was amazing😂

[@BalimauriceMaurice]

At 600 $ 😁😁 you can only breathe, you cannot live In Bali!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@BalimauriceMaurice Why do you think so?

[@sidhoward]

Talking about living on a budget but pay 60K for a coconut. Come on man lol 😂

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@sidhoward I think you missed the point🙈

[@Ninalouiseinspirationvideos]

Hello, I need to point something out to you. What you’re presenting here just doesn’t work. I’m from Indonesia myself, and I can tell you that you can’t live in Canggu on 600 $. The costs, which have skyrocketed due to tourists, simply cannot be covered with 600 &. Especially Europeans expect a certain standard. No one wants to live in a wooden hut 10 km away from any shopping street or the beach. Scooters, food, drinks, and activities all cost money. 600 $ is definitely not realistic. I’m really sorry, Joseph. Great videos in general, but this just doesn’t add up at all.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@Ninalouiseinspirationvideos What doesn't add up? I gave real life examples through the whole video? And the title is asking the question not saying that it's possible. Obviously you can't do much with a low budget but you can still do it if you really want. I've been asked to make a video about $600/month so I made it..

[@danielb7112]

Sorry Joose, no ! 🤣 I like your channel, clickbait video not so much... 7$ a day on accommodation, 7$ a day for food and 7$ a day for transportation, beer, surf, visa, internet, insurance and everything else... (630$ monthly). Does it look realistic to you? Maybe if you live like a local long term but for most traveller, realistically no. I guess your budget is around 1.5-2k a month. I've been to Bali last year and the math doesn't compute.

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@danielb7112 I literally showed real life examples... and the questions was if it's still possible with $600 or not? But what is your math, $7/day transportation why would it be that much?😅 I'm spending around $2k/month at the moment yes. The point of this video was not to show how I live or how you should live. The point was to explore if it's still possible to live on $600/month in Bali... Why is that a clickbait?🙈

[@danielb7112]

@@JooseTheNomad Read my comment again, 7$ include more than just transportation... The only way to live on a 600$ budget is to live like a local long term. Don't get me wrong I like your channel Joose, the Lombok vid is amazing.

[@fabios.p4525]

i have found a medium accomodation for 1000 dollars a month in pereneman, so i think it´s impossible under 2000, or you dont do nothing!

[@JooseTheNomad]

@@fabios.p4525 Yeah in Pererenan harder to find very cheap but you definitely can get cheaper than $1000 if you know how to look😅