Updated November 10, 2026. Indicative score. Weights: entertainment 11.73% (destinations and venues within 50 km); bars 3.73%; safety 15% with a penalty; water at country level; land price per m² = official source (ITBI, Terracap, registries, valuations) or listings with a caveat · coverage 100%
Denpasar (Bali) has an indicative score of 6.82/10 in the World ranking of Onde Viver Bem, updated November 10, 2026. The strongest published variables are Beach / mountains (10.00), Sun (9.85) and Mild climate (9.28); the weakest are Bars (2.54), Water (2.64) and Parks (2.97). The scores are indicative. Cost of living and the land price per m² are not part of the score. Some figures on this page are estimates and carry the “estimated” badge.
safety: incomplete definition (homicide only; the country has no undetermined-intent deaths in the WHO database); safety: unofficial source (press citing the police); safety: feeling of safety at national level only (Gallup); estimated: robbery (median of comparable cities)
Land price per m²
US$ 664/m² (IDR 12,000,000)
unofficial portal median cited by the press, 2025 · source
Collected November 10, 2026 · exchange rate IDR 18077 per US$ (Frankfurter API (ECB reference rates), 2026-11-09)
Note: Unofficial source. Asking price on property portals, cited by the local press (Telusur Bali, Sep 2025).
Score breakdown
Each criterion's score, its weight in the total and the raw figure, linked to its source.
raw: 0.6 per 100k pop. · 40% violent deaths (log 30→0, 0.5→10 per 100k) + 30% city robbery ÷ country average (log 5×→0, 0.5×→10) + 30% share who feel safe at night (lin 30%→0, 95%→10); any part without data: weights renormalized
Composite safety: violent deaths 0.6 per 100k → 9.6 (weight 40%) · ESTIMATED robbery 2.13× the country average (median of comparable cities; range 1.67–3.91×) → 3.7 (weight 30%) estimated · 83.0% feel safe walking alone at night (Indonesia (national), 2024) → 8.2 (weight 30%).
Estimate: ESTIMATE (not a measurement): no local robbery statistic collected. City÷country ratio = median of the 29 cities with measured robbery outside Brazil (all of them, no city-states) (2.13×; P25–P75 range 1.67–3.91×). Base: Buenos Aires 2.27, Córdoba 3.31, Mendoza 3.16, Toronto 1.24, Lausanne 4.65, Copenhague 2.50, Barcelona 5.58, Madri 1.80, Málaga 1.06, Oviedo 0.38, Valência 2.03, Bordeaux 4.89, Estrasburgo 1.67, Lille 4.52, Marselha 3.98, Nice 1.26, Rennes 2.71, Atenas 2.16, Dublin 2.10, Roma 1.63, Kuala Lumpur 1.85, Amsterdã 3.91, Cidade do Panamá 1.80, Braga 0.67, Lisboa 4.50, Porto 4.50, Miami 1.58, Orlando 1.90, Montevidéu 2.13.
raw: 5.0 km · beach: distance log 5 km→10, 150 km→0; mountains: richness of nature leisure (mean of the top 3 of 4 counts, 50 km) × access (1 up to 15 km → 0 at 150 km, log), 0 with no relief; score = min(10, max(beach, mountains) + 0.3·min)
raw: Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.57 within 2 km, 3.41 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 1000→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 30→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 30→10
raw: Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.48 within 2 km, 3.20 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 500→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 10→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 10→10
raw: 20.0 count of OSM objects · log1p(count), 150→10
The city
Denpasar is the capital of the province and island of Bali, in Indonesia. It is also a regency (kabupaten), the island's main gateway and the most important city in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The city centre covers 129 km² and the metropolitan area 722.2 km²; the latter is called Sarbagita.
English rendering of the Portuguese Wikipedia summary linked below. Source: wikipedia_pt. Wikipedia revision 68248072 (2024-07-08T17:39:24Z).
Taxation
BPHTB: 5% of (acquisition value − NPOPTKP Rp 80M). Base: NPOP (transaction value or NJOP, whichever is higher). Foreigners cannot hold hak milik (freehold); only hak pakai (right of use) or leasehold Bapenda Kota Denpasar — Perda Kota Denpasar
annual property tax (IBI/taxe foncière/ENFIA/IMU/固定資産税 etc.); no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). not collected in this round
Frequently asked questions
What is the Onde Viver Bem score for Denpasar (Bali)?
Denpasar (Bali) has an indicative score of 6.82/10 in the World ranking, updated November 10, 2026. Cost of living is not part of the score.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the score for Denpasar (Bali)?
The strongest published variables are Beach / mountains (10.00), Sun (9.85) and Mild climate (9.28); the weakest are Bars (2.54), Water (2.64) and Parks (2.97).
Does cost of living or the land price per m² enter the score?
No. Cost of living and the land price per m² appear on the page but are not part of the score. See the methodology.
How is the score calculated?
It is an indicative 0–10 quality-of-life index, with 13 variables and published weights. Safety has a 15% weight and, when local data exist, a lethal-violence penalty may cap the total. The full method is on the methodology page.
Are any figures on this page estimates?
Yes. Some values are documented estimates, labelled with the “estimated” badge in the technical notes. The method is explained in the Estimates section.
Informational content and indicative scores. This is not advice on investing, immigration, buying property or choosing a career. Every metric cites its source; cost of living is not part of the score.
