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Apartment or Villa in Bali: Which Costs More, Gives More Space and Promises More Income?

October 16, 20265 min readMarket research

A Bali villa costs twice as much as an apartment, yet its square meter is 43% cheaper. We compare 572 villa and 315 apartment unit types.

In short

The median villa in the Rise Real Bali database costs Rp 5.29 bn, the median apartment Rp 2.65 bn. An apartment square meter is 43% dearer: Rp 62.9 mn against Rp 43.9 mn. A one-bedroom villa costs only 17% more than a one-bedroom apartment but is 55% larger. Snapshot: 16 October 2026.

median villa
Rp 5.29 bn
median apartment
Rp 2.65 bn
apartment m² premium
+43%
advertised yield, apartment vs villa
15% vs 13.3%

How much do villas and apartments cost in Bali?

The median villa costs Rp 5.29 bn and the median apartment Rp 2.65 bn: the villa costs twice as much. Area detail is in Bali new-build prices.

Bali new builds by type, medians
TypeUnit typesMedian priceMedian areaMedian per m²
Villa572Rp 5.29 bn132 m²Rp 43.9 mn
Apartment315Rp 2.65 bn44 m²Rp 62.9 mn
Studio99Rp 2.29 bn35 m²Rp 63.2 mn
Townhouse45Rp 4.99 bn104 m²Rp 45.8 mn
Penthouse36Rp 5.04 bn98 m²Rp 56.9 mn

Source: Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable), price lists and developer decks, snapshot 16 October 2026

Why is an apartment square meter dearer?

An apartment meter costs Rp 62.9 mn, a villa meter Rp 43.9 mn. The median villa has 132 m², the median apartment 44 m².

Kitchens, bathrooms and building systems packed into small units push the meter up. Villas also come with land: a median plot of 155 m².

Source: Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable), price lists and developer decks, snapshot 16 October 2026

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Which is better value with the same number of bedrooms?

One bedroom: the villa costs Rp 3.00 bn against Rp 2.57 bn, only 17% more, for 65 m² against 42 m².

Two bedrooms flip it: apartments cost Rp 5.29 bn, villas Rp 5.03 bn. Two-bedroom apartments are rare, just 35 unit types.

Villas and apartments by bedrooms, medians
FormatUnit typesMedian priceMedian area
1-bed villa136Rp 3.00 bn65 m²
1-bed apartment239Rp 2.57 bn42 m²
2-bed villa223Rp 5.03 bn120 m²
2-bed apartment35Rp 5.29 bn93 m²
3-bed villa138Rp 7.30 bn192 m²

Source: Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable), price lists and developer decks, snapshot 16 October 2026

Where is the villa-apartment gap widest?

The gap is widest in Uluwatu, where an apartment meter costs 58% more. It is narrowest in Nusa Dua, at 12%.

Villa and apartment price per m² by area, median
AreaVilla per m²Apartment per m²Gap
UluwatuRp 43.9 mnRp 69.3 mn+58%
UbudRp 41.3 mnRp 55.0 mn+33%
CangguRp 39.8 mnRp 56.5 mn+42%
Nusa DuaRp 54.1 mnRp 60.6 mn+12%
UngasanRp 40.5 mnRp 57.6 mn+42%

Source: Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable), price lists and developer decks, snapshot 16 October 2026; Uluwatu includes Bukit, Pecatu and Bingin

Which earns more: a villa or an apartment?

Developers advertise a median 15% for apartments (77 unit types) and 13.3% for villas (72).

These are developer figures. Read them with advertised rental yields and Bali apartment investment.

Source: Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable), price lists and developer decks, snapshot 16 October 2026

What this means for buyers

  1. The median villa costs twice as much as the median apartment.
  2. An apartment meter is 43% dearer because units are small.
  3. A one-bedroom villa costs 17% more and is 55% larger.
  4. 32% of villas and 17% of apartments with a stated stage are completed.

FAQ

Is a villa or an apartment cheaper in Bali?

An apartment: median Rp 2.65 bn against Rp 5.29 bn for a villa.

Where is the square meter dearer?

In apartments: Rp 62.9 mn against Rp 43.9 mn in villas.

How much is a one-bedroom villa in Bali?

The median is Rp 3.00 bn for 65 m².

Which is cheaper with two bedrooms?

The villa: Rp 5.03 bn against Rp 5.29 bn for an apartment.

Which is more often sold finished?

Villas: 32% are completed, against 17% of apartments.

What yield do Bali apartments and villas promise?

Developers advertise 15% for apartments and 13.3% for villas.

How we know this

Source: Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable) built from developer price lists, availability charts and decks; snapshot 16 October 2026. Sample: every unit type with a price, 572 villas and 315 apartments, plus studios, townhouses and penthouses for reference. The sample includes 80 unit types marked sold and 34 blocked, as in the Bali-wide prices article. Prices are the minimum list price per unit type, in rupiah at Rp 17,700 per US dollar. Price per m² uses 836 unit types with price and floor area; outliers below Rp 8.9 mn and above Rp 266 mn per m² are excluded. Middle half = first to third quartile. Uluwatu includes Bukit, Pecatu and Bingin. Advertised yield is the developer's figure, not our estimate. Project names are replaced with numbers in the data table. Statistics for fewer than 10 unit types are not shown. Market statistics, not a valuation of any property. Data in one table: /assets/reports/apartamenty-ili-villa-v-cifrah.csv

  • Rise Real Bali project database (Airtable), price lists and developer decks, snapshot 16 October 2026
  • Rupiah conversion at the site reference rate (Rp 17,700 per US dollar)

By Dmitrii Rogov, Rise Real Bali.

Rise Real Bali is a real estate agency in Bali. We write from the deals we handle and from public data, and we name our sources.

This report is published under the CC BY 4.0 license. You may quote, republish and use the figures and text commercially if you credit "Rise Real Bali", name the license and link to this page. Photos and renderings are not covered by the license: their rights belong to the developers and other rights holders.

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