Bali's annual inflation reached 3.79% in September

In brief: Consumer prices in Bali were 3.79% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, according to the provincial statistics agency. Prices still increased during September, but the month-on-month rise eased to 0.32% from 0.61% in August.

For anyone living on Bali or planning a longer stay, the report points to pressure on everyday spending, particularly certain foods. It also shows why a single inflation figure is a poor substitute for a household budget: the mix of goods and services people buy varies considerably.

Food and fuel were among the pressures on household spending

Chicken, bird's eye chillies, rice, bottled water, household fuel and higher-education fees were among the items pushing up prices during September, according to a 5 October update published through Bali's government information portal. Lower airfares helped offset part of the increase. The update linked chicken prices to higher feed costs and food-crop pressures to prolonged dry weather and agricultural pests.

The Bali office of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) also highlighted sharp year-on-year changes in individual products. As reported by ANTARA on 1 October, bird's eye chilli prices were up 76.48%, petrol 8% and chicken meat 6.64% from a year earlier. Those percentages describe particular products, not the increase in a family's total grocery or transport bill.

Annual inflation picked up despite a quieter September

BPS released its September consumer price figures on 1 October. The province's annual rate rose from 3.45% in August to 3.79% in September, above Indonesia's nationwide reading of 3.28%. Bali's consumer price index stood at 113.77, using 2022 as the base year of 100.

There are three different time frames in the data. The 3.79% rate compares September 2026 with September 2025; the 0.32% monthly rise measures the change since August; and the increase since the start of 2026 stood at 2.49% through September. A slower monthly increase means prices rose less quickly, not that the overall price level fell.

Price changes differed across Bali's four CPI areas

Tabanan recorded the highest annual inflation among the four locations monitored for the consumer price index, at 4.54%. Badung followed at 3.95%, Singaraja at 3.87%, and Denpasar at 3.42%. The ranking was different for the month alone: Badung had the fastest September increase at 0.55%, compared with 0.46% in Tabanan, 0.21% in Denpasar and 0.19% in Singaraja.

These figures measure how quickly a representative basket has become more expensive in each monitored area. They do not establish which place has the lowest overall cost of living, and the provincial inflation rate says nothing definitive about an individual lease or property price. People planning a move can use the figures as economic context, then calculate their likely housing, transport and food expenses separately.

• BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Bali Province, “Consumer Price Index Trends for August 2026 in Bali Province” — 1 September 2026.
• Bali Management Center, “Inflasi Bali September 2026 Melandai di Tengah Penguatan Sinergi Pengendalian Inflasi” — 5 October 2026.
• ANTARA News Bali, “Pemda perlu fokus kendalikan pemicu inflasi September” — 1 October 2026.