How much income needed to live in Bali, and be "comfortable"?

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I am curious about what it takes financialy to live there. What is rent like?

Depends where you want to live and what kind of place you want. You can get a 10*10ft room for $45 in Kuta a month. If you want a decent place AC a kitchen, some space etc. in western standard, you will be looking at maybe $250 a month and up.

In less toursity areas much cheaper.

how about the price of buying a modest home, how is the cost of living?

Land in Kuta is $35,000 for 100 sq meters. In the boonies its $1,000. Same again with buying a home, you can build a small place for $40,000 including the land on the Bukit maybe.

what does a good meal in a nice restaraunt run?

We've got the whole range here, from cheap places to the Ritz Carlton. A decent meal might be $10, but you can get okay meals for $5.

Those that live there tell me what you think the optimum amount of money one would need there per month. I am not talking about living like a king, buying a fancy car, having servants or any of that crap, but like a single guy who likes to eat out a few nights a week, see the sights,drink some beer with the mates, that kind of thing.