Bali (Canggu)vsKyoto
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Bali (Canggu) saves you $500/month
22% cheaper on rent, food & transport
📶
Kyoto has 5x faster internet
200 Mbps avg download speed
🌡️
Tropical Wet vs Continental climate
Different weather patterns year-round
🛂
Japan offers a digital nomad visa
Long-stay visa for remote workers
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Bali (Canggu)
Kyoto
Total Budget
$1,800/mo ✓
$2,300/mo
Rent (1BR)
$500/mo ✓
$900/mo
Coworking
$180/mo ✓
$260/mo
Meal Out
$5 ✓
$7
Coffee
$3 ✓
$3.5
Bali (Canggu) is $500/mo cheaper (22% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇮🇩 Bali (Canggu)
📶 Internet40 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+8
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East0h
🇬🇧 London3h
🇩🇪 Berlin4h
🇯🇵 Kyoto
📶 Internet200 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+9
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East0h
🇬🇧 London2h
🇩🇪 Berlin3h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Bali (Canggu)
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp23°C
Rainy Days285/year
Kyoto
ClimateContinental
Avg Temp16°C
Rainy Days127/year
Best months: June, July, September
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
23°4°
Apr
23°14°
Jul
21°28°
Oct
23°18°
Bali (Canggu)Kyoto
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇮🇩Bali (Canggu)
🇯🇵Kyoto
💰
Monthly Budget
$1,800
Winner$2,300
📶
Internet Speed
40 Mbps
200 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
3.8/5
4.6/5
Winner⭐
Nomad Score
4.6/10
Winner4.2/10
🍽️
Food Scene
8/10
9/10
🎉
Nightlife
8/10
Winner6/10
🚶
Walkability
3/10
8/10
Winner👥
Community
very large
Winnersmall
4
Bali (Canggu) wins
vs
3
Kyoto wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Bali (Canggu)
$500/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Kyoto
200 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Bali (Canggu)
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Kyoto
Significantly higher safety rating
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Bali (Canggu)
World-famous nightlife scene
🇮🇩Bali (Canggu)
Pros
- +Affordable luxury lifestyle
- +Strong digital nomad community
- +Beautiful beaches and rice paddies
- +Excellent wellness scene (yoga, spas)
Cons
- −Unreliable internet in some areas
- −Terrible traffic
- −Visa runs required every 60 days
- −Rising prices and overtourism
🇯🇵Kyoto
Pros
- +World-class concentration of temples, shrines and traditional streets for deep cultural immersion
- +Lower cost of living than Tokyo with still good infrastructure and services
- +Fast and reliable fibre internet widely available in apartments and coworking spaces
- +Safe city with low violent crime and generally calm neighbourhoods
Cons
- −Summers are hot and humid with mosquitoes, which can be uncomfortable if you like walking a lot
- −Overtourism in popular areas like Gion, Fushimi Inari and Arashiyama, especially during peak seasons
- −Smaller nomad and startup community compared to Tokyo or Osaka
- −English levels vary and some local businesses are Japanese-only
