September 25, 2026·10 min read
Bali Tourism Statistics: Arrivals, Markets and the 2026 Plateau
Bali counted 3,900,965 foreign visitors from January through July 2026, 1.98% fewer than a year earlier, after a record 2025. Demand has leveled off …
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Bali real estate guides and market research (page 2)
September 25, 2026·9 min read
Nuanu City in Bali: What It Is and What's Being Built
Nuanu is a planned creative town on the Tabanan coast. The school, the beach club and the footpaths opened before most of the houses, which is the re…
September 25, 2026·11 min read
Opening a Padel Club in Indonesia: Court Costs, Franchise or Stake
A padel court in Indonesia costs Rp 450–800 million as a kit, before anyone pours a slab or puts up a roof. That's the easy part of the budget. Land,…
September 25, 2026·10 min read
Business in Indonesia for Foreigners: Where They Invest Beyond Villas
Foreign investors put Rp 900.9 trillion into Indonesia in 2025, and most of it went into factories and mines, not Bali. Private investors play a diff…
September 25, 2026·10 min read
Living in Bali: The Pros and Cons Owners Don't Hear From Brochures
Every list of Bali's downsides is a list of feelings. We rebuilt it from official statistics, with a number and a date for each point, so you can wei…
September 25, 2026·10 min read
International Schools in Bali: Fees, Curricula and Waitlists
School fees wreck more relocation budgets than rent does. We took the 2026–27 fee sheets of Bali's main international schools line by line and added …
September 25, 2026·10 min read
Healthcare and Insurance in Bali for Expats
Expats in Bali are treated mostly at private hospitals in the south and pay through an international policy, state insurance or both. Indonesia doesn…
September 25, 2026·9 min read
Bali Property Taxes for Foreigners: Buying, Owning, Selling
Indonesia doesn't tax a foreign buyer at a higher rate than a local one. What changes your bill is the structure you buy through, the regency the vil…
September 25, 2026·8 min read
Rental Income Tax in Indonesia: PPh 26, PHR and Who Pays
If you live abroad and rent out a Bali villa, Indonesia takes 20% of the gross rent before you see a rupiah of it. Guests pay a separate 10% regional…
September 25, 2026·8 min read
NPWP and Tax Residency in Indonesia for Foreign Owners
Owning a Bali villa doesn't make you an Indonesian taxpayer. Earning rent from it does, and spending more than 183 days a year on the island changes …
September 25, 2026·9 min read
Transferring Money to Indonesia for Property and Bringing Rent Home
Buying a Bali villa from abroad means a bank wire in rupiah, sent in stages that match the contract. Getting rent back out is just as legal, but sinc…
September 25, 2026·9 min read
Can Foreigners Get a Mortgage in Bali? Financing Options That Exist
Almost no foreign buyer finances a Bali villa with an Indonesian mortgage. The reason isn't your passport. A bank needs a registered title to secure …
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