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What it costs, what happens to your pension, which visa you need, and what an ordinary week in Bali actually feels like.
Retiring in Bali · 11 September 2026
What retiring in Bali actually involves for Australians — the money, the visa, healthcare, how you hold the property, and the questions worth asking before you commit.
Read articleCost of Living · 10 September 2026
What a month in Sanur actually costs against a month in an Australian capital — rent, groceries, power, transport and health cover, with the numbers laid side by side.
Retiring in Bali · 9 September 2026
Medicare eligibility lasts five years for citizens and twelve months for permanent residents, but you cannot use it from Bali. What that means for health cover in Sanur.
Sanur · 7 September 2026
Not the holiday version. What an ordinary week looks like when you live in Sanur — the morning walk, the market, the coffee, the people you end up knowing.
Living in Bali · 6 September 2026
Walking, bike hire, the electric shuttle, the Trans Metro Dewata bus and ride-hailing — what each option costs in Sanur, and how you pay for it.
Sanur · 5 September 2026
A short flight from Australia, a new international hospital, a flat and walkable town, and an established expat community — what makes Sanur different from the rest of Bali.
Buying in Bali · 4 September 2026
Escrow and progress payments at Sanur Breeze Villas V — the mechanics of what happens to your money between signing at the notary and getting the keys.
Investment · 3 September 2026
Twelve months of real net income from a comparable Sanur villa, benchmarked against ten others — and why the headline yield numbers you see online are usually gross.