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🇮🇩Ubud for Digital Nomads

Indonesia · Green & wellness-heavy

6.0/ 10 · 9 of 10 categoriesSurf destinationOn the coast

Photo: Niklas Weiss / Unsplash

Costs

from €1,017/mo

13th of 101

Wifi

8Mbps

90th of 93

Mild months

0of 12

66th of 103

Safety

9.4

5th of 91

Overall

6.0

25th of 103

Ubud at a glance

Ubud is Bali's inland town of rice terraces, temples and ceremony — the version of Bali built around mornings, wellness and long café workdays rather than surf and nightlife. For a nomad it is a place set up for working travellers who want green instead of beach, with a coworking culture that made the town's name.

Be honest with yourself about two things. The heat and humidity never leave — there is no cool season to wait for, only wetter and drier versions of warm. And Indonesia enforces its visa rules: people working on tourist visas do get caught and deported, so treat the paperwork as part of the plan, not an afterthought.

It suits you if your clients live on Asia-Pacific time, you like ritual and greenery, and a scooter feels like freedom rather than a risk. It suits you less if you need European office hours, walkable errands, or a climate that ever steps out of the tropics.

What works

  • 352 cafés mapped within 15 km4OpenStreetMap — July 2026 (source: OpenStreetMap — July 2026), plus a coworking scene famous well beyond Bali
  • 4.8 of every 100 mapped restaurants & cafés are vegan-friendly4OpenStreetMap — July 2026 (source: OpenStreetMap — July 2026) — one of the stronger shares we list, in a town where the map understates how normal plant-based menus are
  • Measured PM2.5 of 8.8 µg/m³3OpenAQ — measured, July 2026 (source: OpenAQ — measured, July 2026) — the air is genuinely clean
  • The working day aligns with Asia-Pacific clients, from Singapore to Sydney

Worth knowing

  • 0 of 12 months land in the 18–27 °C felt band2Nomadbase comfort index — comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025 (source: Nomadbase comfort index — comfort index from Open-Meteo, 2025)
  • No visa-free entry for EU and US passports; the visa on arrival gives 30 days, extendable once12Government sources — checked July 2026 (source: Government sources — checked July 2026)
  • Roughly one hour of working-day overlap with Central Europe — European clients mean evening calls
  • Working on a tourist visa is actively enforced against; the E33G remote-worker permit is the compliant route (see the visa section)

Living in Ubud

Neighbourhoods, finding a place and getting around — the practical layer the data tiles below cannot carry. Working, money, people and time off live in their own sections.

Where to stay

Ubud is a small centre wrapped in villages, and the real question is how far into the rice fields you want to live. Everything is measured in scooter minutes.

  • Central Ubud (around the palace and Monkey Forest Road) — walkable to studios, warungs and coworking, but also to the traffic and the tour buses. Convenient, and the least peaceful option.
  • Penestanan — the old painters' village up the stairs west of the centre: guesthouses along footpaths, rice-field views, and a short scooter hop — or a sweaty walk — into town.
  • Sayan and the Campuhan ridge — villa territory above the river valley, quiet and green; you will scooter for every errand.
  • Nyuh Kuning and Pengosekan — village life on the southern edge by the Monkey Forest, close to the yoga studios without the centre's noise.
  • North towards Junjungan and Tegallalang — greener and cheaper the further you ride, but town becomes a deliberate trip rather than a stroll.

Finding a place

The best places rarely reach listing sites. The working method is to book somewhere central for the first stretch, then hunt: Facebook groups, café noticeboards, and simply riding the lanes asking at guesthouses. Monthly rates are agreed in person and expected to be negotiated.

Check the things the photos hide: water pressure, hot water, the state of the wifi router, and how open to the outside the room really is — open-air living is lovely until the wet season, the insects and the mould arrive. Ask what construction is planned next door; building noise is a constant of Ubud life.

High season tightens supply noticeably. If you arrive then, take something adequate quickly and upgrade once you know the lanes.

Getting around

Ubud runs on scooters, and so will you. The lanes are narrow, surfaces swing between fresh tarmac and potholes, and rain arrives without much warning — ride slowly, wear the helmet, keep a poncho under the seat. Police checks happen; carry an international driving permit.

Ride-hailing apps work for longer hops, with a local catch: parts of central Ubud and some surrounding villages ban app pickups, enforced by the neighbourhood taxi cooperatives — your driver may ask you to walk to a boundary or a quieter corner first. Drop-offs are generally fine. For day trips, hiring a local driver for the day is the comfortable standard.

Walking the centre is possible but joyless in the heat, on pavements that come and go.

Cost of living

#13of 101 destinations

€1,017–€1,122/mo

a coliving room to a place of your own, plus everyday spending

What a month actually costs, as a range — housing you can verify, everyday spending modelled from national price levels, and every line labelled with which it is.

Money

Cash first. Cards work at the bigger cafés and coworking desks, but warungs, markets, drivers and rent deposits mostly run on cash. Withdraw from ATMs attached to actual bank branches — card skimming on standalone machines is a known problem — and always decline the machine's currency conversion.

Tipping is not expected; many restaurants add a service charge instead. Rounding up for drivers and leaving something for villa staff is appreciated and never demanded.

Coliving room
€746
Food, groceries and eating outmodelled
€169 – €239
Local transportmodelled
€10 – €14
Leisuremodelled
€73 – €104
Mobile data
€19
Coworking deskadd-on, not in the range
€131/mo8Published prices — Outpost Ubud (2,678,000 IDR), Monthly Unlimited hot desk: $149 / IDR 2.678.000 per month (unlimited hours, any Bali location), seen live on operator pricing widget 2026-07-29. Single-operator value, not a median: Beluna (belunabali.com) domain parked, Setter (setter.work) SSL-dead, ubud.space publishes only hourly/daily (170.000 Rp/day), BWork is Canggu/Uluwatu only. Day pass ref: $15 / Rp 258.000., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Outpost Ubud (2,678,000 IDR), Monthly Unlimited hot desk: $149 / IDR 2.678.000 per month (unlimited hours, any Bali location), seen live on operator pricing widget 2026-07-29. Single-operator value, not a median: Beluna (belunabali.com) domain parked, Setter (setter.work) SSL-dead, ubud.space publishes only hourly/daily (170.000 Rp/day), BWork is Canggu/Uluwatu only. Day pass ref: $15 / Rp 258.000., checked 2026-07-29)

Spot prices: coliving room €746/mo8Published prices — Outpost Coliving (Ubud/Bali) (849 USD), "Colive+ from $849/mo"; month-to-month $917 incl. free coworking. Seen 2026-07-29., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Outpost Coliving (Ubud/Bali) (849 USD), "Colive+ from $849/mo"; month-to-month $917 incl. free coworking. Seen 2026-07-29., checked 2026-07-29) · 3-star hotel €42.47/night8Published prices — Booking.com (median of 3 listed 3-star rates) (866,761 IDR), Night of 15–16 Aug 2026, 3-star filter, live results 2026-07-29: Alam Terrace Cottages Rp 653.183, Masara Ubud Villas Rp 1.019.320, Ubud Jungle Stay - Mahari by WAHM Rp 866.761 → median Rp 866.761., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Booking.com (median of 3 listed 3-star rates) (866,761 IDR), Night of 15–16 Aug 2026, 3-star filter, live results 2026-07-29: Alam Terrace Cottages Rp 653.183, Masara Ubud Villas Rp 1.019.320, Ubud Jungle Stay - Mahari by WAHM Rp 866.761 → median Rp 866.761., checked 2026-07-29) · café latte €2.998Published prices — Starbucks Pengosekan Ubud via GrabFood (61,000 IDR), Hot Caffe Latte Rp 61.000 (Iced Caffe Latte likewise Rp 61.000), full menu seen live 2026-07-29. Delivery-platform price — may carry a small markup vs counter., checked 2026-07-29 (source: Published prices — Starbucks Pengosekan Ubud via GrabFood (61,000 IDR), Hot Caffe Latte Rp 61.000 (Iced Caffe Latte likewise Rp 61.000), full menu seen live 2026-07-29. Delivery-platform price — may carry a small markup vs counter., checked 2026-07-29) · Big Mac €2.078Published prices — The Economist Big Mac Index, national average (43,000 IDR = 2.38 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0 (source: Published prices — The Economist Big Mac Index, national average (43,000 IDR = 2.38 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0)

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Work

#52of 103 destinations

8Mbps

median download, measured in the city

Connection, desks and whether a day here meets yours — the three things that decide whether you can do your job from this city.

Working from here

Ubud's coworking scene is famous well beyond Bali, and it remains the social spine of the town — events, skill-shares and shared lunches as much as desks. Our map data undercounts it badly, so we quote no figure here; go and look.

Cafés carry the rest. Laptops are welcome almost everywhere, and the all-day workflow over a smoothie bowl is a local institution. The heat shapes the rhythm: mornings are for focus, afternoons for fans, pools or a slower second shift.

We have no measured internet value for Ubud yet, so we print none — run a speed test in the Nomadbase app and you become the source. Time zones are the other constraint: your day lines up with Asia-Pacific, and Central Europe wakes as you finish. If your clients are European, plan for evening calls.

Internet

Download speed, city median

8 Mbps5M-Lab — median of 2,415 tests within 50 km, last 7 days (source: M-Lab — median of 2,415 tests within 50 km, last 7 days)

8 Mbps
025 Mbps — smooth calls150+

M-Lab — every connection in the city5M-Lab — median of 2,415 tests within 50 km, last 7 days (source: M-Lab — median of 2,415 tests within 50 km, last 7 days)

↓ 1.4 Mbps since Aug 5 · 3 measurements

Coliving & coworking

Explore 2 places

CoworkingClick the map to open it — 24 places mapped in Ubud altogether.

Coworking spaces mapped
34OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)
Cafés mapped
3524OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

Time zones

Workday overlap with Europe

1 of 8 h1Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Makassar), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1 (source: Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Makassar), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1)

0 h8 h

Workday overlap with US East

0 of 8 h1Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Makassar), standard time; US East reference UTC-5 (source: Copernicus ERA5 — Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Makassar), standard time; US East reference UTC-5)

0 h8 h

Overlap is the hours a 09:00–17:00 day here meets a 09:00–17:00 day there, at standard time.

Climate & air

#66of 103 destinations

0of 12

mild months — felt temperature between 18 and 27 °C

Month by month, not as one annual average. 18–27 °C is the range where being outside feels good — we count how much of the year sits inside it.

Seasons

The intro says it straight: there is no cool season, only wetter and drier versions of warm. The dry months keep mornings clear and evenings gentle; the wet season builds afternoon downpours that hammer the valley and pass, leaving the ricefields at their greenest. Ubud’s inland bowl runs more humid than the coast either way.

The practical season is mould: in the wet months, leather, electronics and unworn clothes grow fur unless the room breathes or a dry-box hums. Plan mornings for anything outdoors year-round — the day’s best hours are before ten, in every month.

Tap a month for details.

feels-like monthly mean · ticks = rain days1Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share) (source: Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share))

comfortable & clearcomfortable, wetter/greyeroutside the 18–27 °C band

Air quality — PM2.5, recent median

8.8 µg/m³ · fair3OpenAQ — median of 3 stations, 2026-07-27 (source: OpenAQ — median of 3 stations, 2026-07-27)

0WHO 525+
Dry days a year
70 days/year1Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 full-year count (source: Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 full-year count)
Cloud cover, annual mean
78%1Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 annual average (source: Copernicus ERA5 — 2025 annual average)

The climate score is built from that band plus rain and cloud cover, month by month — so a hot summer costs a destination points rather than earning them.

Safety & everyday life

#30of 103 destinations

7.0/ 10

women's safety — Georgetown WPS index, country level

Country-level indicators — a practical baseline for the whole country, not the vibe of one neighbourhood. Community reports refine this picture over time.

Staying safe

Ubud is a gentle town whose dangers are practical rather than criminal. The scooter is first: wet roads, ravine edges and confidence acquired faster than skill put more visitors in clinics than everything else combined. Helmet always, licence in order, and rain means slowing down or waiting it out.

The rest is a short list with sharp edges: the Monkey Forest’s residents are professional thieves and occasional biters — any bite means proper medical follow-up, because rabies exists on the island — and cheap arak has a documented methanol problem, so drink only what a bottle with a label or a bar you trust pours.

Homicide rate, national
0.4 per 100k7UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Indonesia, 2024 (source: UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Indonesia, 2024)

Safety for women

7.0 / 10

010

Georgetown WPS index — inclusion, justice and security, country level

Hospitals & clinics
≈ 506 / 100k4OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

55 mapped within 15 km

Pharmacies
≈ 533 / 100k4OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

58 mapped within 15 km

Getting by in English

2.8 / 10

010

low English proficiency

LGBTQ+ legal position · Indonesia10Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29 (source: Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29)

5.0 / 10
  • Same-sex relationshipsLegal
  • Partnership recognitionNone
  • Employment protectionsNo
  • Legal gender changePossible

Legal nationally, but Aceh punishes same-sex acts with public caning under Sharia bylaws, the new Criminal Code (in force 2 Jan 2026) criminalises all extramarital sex and cohabitation (complaint by spouse/parent/child only), and a July 2026 presidential regulation labels the "spread of LGBT culture" a national threat. Bali is comparatively relaxed; public discretion is essential everywhere.

Tap water · Indonesia10Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29 (source: Nomadbase country research — checked 2026-07-29)

1.0 / 10

Unsafe

Bottled advised

Mostly fine

Drink the tap

Not safe without treatment

UK government advice is blunt: "Tap water is not safe to drink in Indonesia" — that includes Bali and Jakarta; refill-gallon and bottled water are universal.

Getting there & staying

#94of 103 destinations

visa required

visa-free on an EU passport · set in Your setup

How you get in, how long you may stay, and what it takes to run a business from here.

Visa & entry requirements

Digital nomad visa

E33G Remote Worker KITAS12Government sources — Dedicated remote-work visa: E33G Remote Worker KITAS (checked 2026-07-29) (source: Government sources — Dedicated remote-work visa: E33G Remote Worker KITAS (checked 2026-07-29))

Highlight for your passport

No visa-free entry for EU or US passports — you buy a Rp 500,000 visa on arrival for 30 days, extendable once. The E33G Remote Worker KITAS is the legal one-year route, but it wants US$60,000 a year in foreign income, and 2026 brought visible deportations of people working on tourist visas.12Government sources — checked against the official source on July 29, 2026 (source: Government sources — checked against the official source on July 29, 2026)

How long you can stay

  • Visa-free entry survives only for ASEAN neighbours and a short reciprocal list (Presidential Regulation 95/2024 cut the old 169-country list; six more countries — Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Brazil among them — were added on 9 July 2026, none of them EU/US).
  • EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports use the visa on arrival: Rp 500,000 (about US$30), 30 days, extendable once for another 30 days and another Rp 500,000. Buy it online as an e-VOA before flying and you skip the airport queue.
  • The extension means at least one in-person immigration-office visit with photo and biometrics — start a week or more before expiry.
  • Maximum on tourist status: 60 days, then you leave and re-enter. Visa runs are routine but watched.

The E33G, if you are staying properly

  • The E33G Remote Worker KITAS (since April 2024) is a one-year residence permit for employees of companies registered outside Indonesia.
  • Requires US$60,000 a year in foreign income — a flat figure set by immigration regulation, not tied to any index, and reviewed periodically — plus a bank statement showing US$2,000 over the last three months and your foreign employment contract.
  • Apply online at evisa.imigrasi.go.id; no Indonesian sponsor needed. Spouse and children can be attached as dependants.
  • Renewal is the murky part: the permit was designed as reapply-every-year, but since 2026 several agents report in-country online extensions being processed (about 14 working days, roughly Rp 4.5m in government fees). Plan on redoing the full paperwork annually either way.
  • Past 183 days in-country you become an Indonesian tax resident — the visa is not a tax exemption; budget for an NPWP number and a return.
  • The honest warning: immigration deported dozens of foreigners in May 2026 alone, explicitly targeting remote workers on tourist visas. Bali is the one place in this list where the tourist-visa grey area is actively enforced.

Visa rules change frequently. This information was last checked on July 29, 2026. It is not legal advice — confirm before booking with the official source.

Flights

The nearest major airport — Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport — is 29 km6OurAirports — nearest major airport is Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport) out, with 1 airport6OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service (source: OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service) within 100 km overall.

Company & banking

Setting up a company

2.5 / 10

010

partly remote · foreign ownership restricted · capital from EUR 600,000 · ~21 days to register

Opening an account

5.3 / 10

010

personal account difficult · business account straightforward · branch visit needed · limited EMI cover

Setting up, in practice

A foreign-owned PT PMA carries a 10 billion IDR investment-plan requirement and a positive-investment-list check per activity; the OSS portal handles the filing. This is a real company, not a side structure.

Banking, in practice

Personal accounts need a KITAS in practice. Company accounts follow the PT PMA. Bring patience for compliance paperwork.

Not legal or tax advice. Company law, fees and bank policy change without notice — confirm with the registry linked on each figure and with a local adviser before you act on any of it.

Going out

#75of 103 destinations

3.5/ 100

bars, pubs and clubs per 100 restaurants & cafés

Evenings, eating and what there is to do once the laptop closes.

Time off

The classic dawn mission is a sunrise hike on Mount Batur, back at your desk by mid-morning. Waterfalls fill the river valleys in every direction, and the Campuhan ridge walk is the free sunset default.

Further afield: the Sidemen valley for quieter rice terraces, Amed on the east coast for snorkelling and slow fishing villages, the Nusa islands via the Sanur boats, and the surf coasts of Canggu and Uluwatu when you want the other Bali for a weekend.

Bars, pubs and clubs
464OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km

Restaurants
9534OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km — the base the shares below are measured against

Vegan-friendly places
634OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

4.8 per 100 restaurants & cafés

Vegetarian-friendly places
744OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

5.7 per 100 restaurants & cafés

Being active

#31of 103 destinations

47spots

gyms and yoga studios mapped in town

Gyms, studios and board sports in town, and the nature within reach — counted where counting is honest, shown as a badge where the map is too sparse to rank.

On the coast4OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)Surf destination4OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)0 kiteable days a year1Copernicus ERA5 — Days in 2025 with peak sustained wind ≥ 25 km/h (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, 10 m) (source: Copernicus ERA5 — Days in 2025 with peak sustained wind ≥ 25 km/h (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, 10 m))

Staying active

This is one of the yoga capitals of the world and lives up to it — every lineage, every level, every hour of the morning. The shalas are also the town’s social infrastructure, which makes a class the natural first move for body and calendar alike.

Outside the studio, the ricefield paths take dawn runs and walks before the heat — the Campuhan ridge the Time off chapter mentions is the short classic — and pools substitute for gyms more often than not. The gym scene proper is modest; people come here to stretch, not to lift.

In town

Explore 22 places

GymsYogaSurf spotsClick the map to open it — 24 places mapped in Ubud altogether.

Gyms
364OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km — ≈ 331 / 100k

Yoga studios
114OpenStreetMap — within 15km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 15km)

mapped within 15 km — ≈ 101 / 100k

Nature within reach

Nature reserves and parks
104OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

mapped within 30 km

Hiking routes
04OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

mapped within 30 km

Beaches
794OpenStreetMap — within 30km (source: OpenStreetMap — within 30km)

mapped within 30 km

Community

Who is here, who is coming, and who has been. Counts only — never names.

Meeting people

Meeting people is the easy part. The coworking events calendar, the yoga studios, ecstatic dance and breathwork circles, and the shared tables at plant-based cafés all function as open doors — you can land alone and have a dinner group within days.

The turnover is the flip side: friendships here run intense and short, because everyone is leaving soon. Balinese Ubud runs alongside all of this on its own rhythm of ceremony and banjar life — learn a few Indonesian greetings, accept invitations, and you will see more of it than most visitors do.

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How the scores work

Every score runs 0–10 and is comparative — where Ubud lands across the catalogue, not a grade in isolation.

Cost

8.7#13 of 101 · 1 of 1 measured

What a month costs, from the cheapest way of living here to the dearest we can price.

A month runs €1,017–€1,122 and everyday spending is modelled from national price levels. Across the catalogue that ranks 13th of 101.

Cost#13 of 1018.7

Public data 8.7

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Work

5.0#52 of 103 · 2 of 2 measured

Connection, desks and whether the working day here meets yours.

Typical downloads run around 8 Mbps and 3 coworking spaces are mapped in town. Across the catalogue that ranks 52nd of 103.

Internet#90 of 930.2

Public data 0.2

Coworking & cafés#3 of 1039.8

Public data 9.8

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Climate

5.9#66 of 103 · 1 of 1 measured

How the year feels outside, air quality included.

0 of the 12 months sit in the comfortable 18–27 °C range and the air is clean (8.8 µg/m³ PM2.5). Across the catalogue that ranks 66th of 103.

Climate & air#66 of 1035.9

Public data 5.9

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Safety

7.1#30 of 103 · 6 of 6 measured

The country-level baseline: violence, healthcare, water, and who the law protects.

Violent crime is rare nationwide (0.41 homicides per 100k), women's safety scores 7.0/10 on the Georgetown index, 55 clinics and hospitals are mapped within reach and tap water is not drinkable. Across the catalogue that ranks 30th of 103.

Safety#5 of 919.4

Public data 9.4

Healthcare access#2 of 1039.8

Public data 9.8

Safety for women#69 of 1027.0

Public data 7.0

Tap water#82 of 1031.0

Public data 1.0

LGBTQ+ legal#64 of 1035.0

Public data 5.0

Getting by in English#80 of 982.8

Public data 2.8

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Getting there

3.1#94 of 103 · 3 of 3 measured

Getting in, staying legally, and flying out again.

An EU passport gets 0 visa-free days, there is a dedicated nomad visa and the nearest major airport is 29 km from town. Across the catalogue that ranks 94th of 103.

Visa ease#88 of 1033.3

Public data 3.3

Air connections#80 of 1032.3

Public data 2.3

Company & banking#94 of 1013.9

Public data 3.9

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Going out

3.8#75 of 103 · 4 of 4 measured

Evenings, eating and what there is to do when the laptop closes.

For every 100 restaurants and cafés there are 4 bars, pubs or clubs and 5 vegan-friendly places per 100 restaurants and cafés. Across the catalogue that ranks 75th of 103.

Nightlife#100 of 1030.3

Public data 0.3

Things to do#86 of 1032.5

Public data 2.5

Vegan-friendly#15 of 1038.6

Public data 8.6

Vegetarian-friendly#18 of 1038.3

Public data 8.3

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Being active

6.2#31 of 103 · 2 of 2 measured

Gyms and studios, board sports, and the nature within reach.

36 gyms and 11 yoga studios are mapped in town, 10 nature reserves and 0 hiking routes lie within 30 km, it sits on the coast and the wind is kiteable on 0 days a year. Across the catalogue that ranks 31st of 103.

Health & lifestyle#22 of 1036.6

Public data 6.6

Nature & outdoors#50 of 1035.8

Public data 5.8

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Community

Nothing measured here yet

Members on the ground, chapters and events — our own data, not a proxy.

Not measured here yet: community.

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The method, in short

  • Public data first. Measured sources — M-Lab wifi, Open-Meteo climate, OpenStreetMap counts, UN and World Bank tables — set the baseline.
  • Community refines it. Member reports blend in per category: heavily for cost, where no free city-level source exists; barely for climate, where measurement wins.
  • The overall is weighted. Cost weighs 20; internet, safety and climate 15 each; community, coworking and visa 10; fun, flights and lifestyle 5 — renormalised over the categories that have data, and the "N of M" next to the number says how many that was.
  • Visa uses reference passports. EU and US, disclosed. A different passport means the visa section above matters more than this number.
  • Personal filters stay out. Tap water, LGBTQ+ and vegan never enter the overall — they are lenses, not quality judgements.
  • The eight groups are a reading aid. Cost, Work, Climate, Safety, Getting there, Going out, Being active and Community bundle the categories into the questions people actually ask. The group figure summarises its bars; it never feeds the overall, or eight equal groups would quietly reweight the whole catalogue.

Sources

Every figure on this page carries the source it came from and the date it was measured. Where no source exists, the field is left empty rather than estimated.

  1. 1

    Copernicus ERA5Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information

    ECMWF’s ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Temperatures, rainfall, cloud cover and wind are daily values for the last complete calendar year.

  2. 2

    Nomadbase comfort index

    Our own reading of ERA5 data, not a measurement: a month-by-month score for how comfortable the felt temperature is, damped for rain and cloud. The formula is published.

  3. 3

    OpenAQCC BY 4.0

    Air quality measured at ground stations. Only reaches part of the catalogue — a city needs a station nearby that is still reporting.

  4. 4

    OpenStreetMapODbL

    Community-mapped places: coworking, cafés, gyms and diet options within 15km. Counts are a floor rather than a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

  5. 5

    M-LabCC BY-SA 4.0

    Internet speed from real speed tests run by people in the city, aggregated over a seven-day window.

  6. 6

    OurAirportsPublic domain

    Airport locations and types. Distances are to the nearest major airport with scheduled service.

  7. 7

    UNODCFree with attribution

    Intentional homicide rate from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime — a national figure, because no free source measures crime per city. The year next to the number is the year the country last reported.

  8. 8

    Published prices

    Prices read by hand from the operator’s or authority’s own published price list — a transit tariff, a coworking rate card, an eSIM store — on the date shown. Checked quarterly; the linked page is the source.

  9. 9

    World BankCC BY 4.0

    Price level of household consumption at market exchange rates (US = 100) — a national figure that anchors the cost score where no city-level source exists yet. It measures what arriving with foreign income feels like, which is why a weak currency lowers it.

  10. 10

    Nomadbase country research

    Hand-maintained country tables for the LGBTQ+ legal position and tap-water safety, compiled from advocacy databases (ILGA World, Human Dignity Trust), national authorities and government travel advice, and scored with a published rubric. Country-level by nature — city reality can differ, which is what the practical note is for.

  11. 11

    WikidataCC0

    Structural facts taken from the place’s Wikidata entity — resident population, which mirrors a national census figure, and elevation above sea level. The year is the one Wikidata records for that figure; where the entity was the wrong scale for the place we describe, the number has been replaced by a hand-sourced one from the statistics office instead.

  12. 12

    Government sources

    Visa and entry rules come from the responsible authority for each country, linked in the visa section and re-checked by hand on the date shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to live in Ubud per month?

Between €1,017 and €1,122 a month, housing and everyday spending together. Housing is a coliving room at €746. Everyday spending — food, local transport, leisure — is modelled from national price levels rather than measured in the city, so it is an indication and not a quote. A coworking desk is extra at €131. Every figure carries its source on the destination page.

How fast is the internet in Ubud?

Median download speed is about 8.2 Mbps. Source: M-Lab median of 2,415 tests within 50 km, last 7 days.

What visa do I need for Ubud?

No visa-free entry for EU or US passports — you buy a Rp 500,000 visa on arrival for 30 days, extendable once. The E33G Remote Worker KITAS is the legal one-year route, but it wants US$60,000 a year in foreign income, and 2026 brought visible deportations of people working on tourist visas. Last checked 2026-07-29. Always confirm with the official source before booking.

What is the weather like in Ubud?

Winters average 25 °C and summers 26.4 °C. 0 of 12 months average a comfortable 18–27 °C (felt temperature). Source: Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average.

Can I work European or US hours from Ubud?

A 09:00–17:00 working day in Ubud overlaps 1 hours with Central European time and 0 hours with US Eastern time, at standard time.

Are there coworking spaces in Ubud?

3 coworking spaces are mapped in Ubud, plus 352 cafés to work from. Source: OpenStreetMap, within 15km. Counts are a floor, not a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

How do you get to Ubud?

The nearest major airport is about 29 km away. 1 airport with scheduled service within 100 km. Source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.

Where Ubud ranks

  • Cheapest destinations
  • Cheapest destinations in Asia

Last reviewed July 29, 2026. Every figure carries its own measurement date; hover a footnote for the source, or see the list above.

Scores

6.0overall · weighted, from 9 of 10 categories
Cost8.7
Work5.0
Climate5.9
Safety7.1
Getting there3.1
Going out3.8
Being active6.2
Communitynot scored yet
How these are calculated

Key facts

Population
10,87311Wikidata — Wikidata population figure, 2010 (source: Wikidata — Wikidata population figure, 2010)
Homicide rate (country)
0.41 per 100k7UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Indonesia, 2024 (source: UNODC — intentional homicide rate for Indonesia, 2024)
Price level (country, US = 100)
30.79World Bank — price level index for Indonesia, 2025 (US = 100) (source: World Bank — price level index for Indonesia, 2025 (US = 100))
Nearest major airport
29 km6OurAirports — nearest major airport is Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport)
Airports within 100 km
16OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service (source: OurAirports — major and regional airports with scheduled service)

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