🇮🇩 Indonesia
Bali
Overall
4.75
out of 5
Score Breakdown
Cost of Living
$1,300/mo
Estimated monthly budget · March 2026
Neighborhoods
The one everyone ends up in first — and for good reason. Black sand beaches, rice fields that somehow still exist between the cafes, and wifi speed that will make you forget you are on a tropical island. Batu Bolong is the sweet spot: walkable, social, and every third place is somewhere you will want to work from. Traffic is the one thing nobody warns you about enough. It is bad. Budget extra time for everything.
Choose this when you need to actually get something done. Or when Canggu starts feeling like a coworking space that got a pool. Jungle, rice terraces, yoga at 7am, and a pace that forces you to slow down whether you planned to or not. No beach, but the wellness and creative scene here is unlike anywhere else on the island.
Polished and a little more grown-up than Canggu. Great restaurants, strong wifi, a beach that is actually swimmable, and boutique shopping that does not feel like a souvenir market. More touristy than the nomad spots but genuinely liveable for a month if you want comfort without the Canggu scene.
Come here to slow all the way down. Clifftop views, world-class surf breaks, and beach clubs literally carved into the rock. The crowd is quieter — surfers, yogis, people who want atmosphere over amenities. Getting anywhere else takes time so treat this as a destination in itself, not a base for exploring.
City Guide
A sleek, modern coworking space with premium aesthetic vibes that blends productivity with luxury. Features ergonomic desks, fast WiFi, private phone booths, and large meeting rooms with 24/7 access. Attached to a restaurant, wine bar, and hookah lounge for food and beverages without leaving the space.
A spacious coworking and coliving space in the heart of Ubud that serves as a creative community hub. Features fast WiFi, air-conditioned focus zones, private offices, video call booths, and a rooftop with rice field views, surrounded by jungle but walkable to Monkey Forest and local cafes.
An aesthetic, plant-filled coworking space surrounded by greenery that feels like a jungle oasis.
A calm, unhurried café that somehow hasn't blown up on Instagram yet, which means you can actually grab a seat. Opens at 9am and the morning vibe is perfect for focused work before the lunch crowd rolls in.
A spacious three-floor coworking space in Canggu with multiple work zones including quiet areas, standing desks, and meeting rooms. Amenities include an aesthetic cafe, rooftop yoga shala, swimming pool, and fitness studio, creating a perfect blend of productivity and wellness.
Open-plan café with rattan ceiling lights and warm wood tables that actually feels nice to spend hours in. Works equally well for a working lunch, afternoon grind, or evening hang. Food isn't an afterthought — it's actually good.
A large, professional coworking space spanning 1100+ sqm across 3-4 floors with sleek modern industrial design. Offers hot desks, ergonomic setups, private phone booths, air-conditioned meeting rooms, and dedicated private offices, plus regular networking events for entrepreneurs.
A vibrant rooftop coworking space and eatery offering a calm, chill atmosphere with stunning rice fields and sunset views. Features decent-speed WiFi, comfortable seating, adjustable standing desks, private focus rooms, and an on-site cafe.
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@darialittlefield
Visited June 2025
Bali is another place that I keep returning to again and again - it's that place that makes you feel at home, even though it's very different from anywhere I've been, grown up, or ever used to live. Bali is very different depending on the area - and that is the beauty of it. You can enjoy different sceneries - live by the ocean and enjoy surf culture, stay in the jungle of soothing energy of Ubud, or pick Canggu and enjoy a digital nomad paradise with beautiful people, great infrastructure, night life, pilates/gym/yoga studios of any shapes and flavours, excellent restaurant and coffee shops and co-workings for moment when you need to lock it. It got to a peak of its popularity, and at times it can get really crowded, but there are still ways to escape and avoid the hustle by choosing areas that are a little more remote from busy Canggu, like Pererenan, Seseh, Tumbak Bayuh, and others. It's a place where you either need to drive a motorbike yourself (take classes) or use a bike taxi called Grab because it's not completely built for walking. It's super safe but occasionally things like phones being stolen from the moving motorbike or helmets left on a bike without supervision - happen, so if you're making sure you're careful with this, you'll be fine.
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