One of the first things you have to do when you want to go to another
country to live is, as most of you can imagine, know the cost of the life in
this place. Therefore, I’ve been doing a little bit of research on the net to
give me a rough idea on the prices of basic necessities, lodging, vehicles,
etc. Unfortunately, the most recent information I have found goes back to
2008. Four years later things will have changed enough. Nevertheless,
here is a small list of items as an introduction:

Food:

Balinese butcher

Egg (1 piece)---------------------------------0,03 EUR
White Rice (1 kg)-----------------------------0,55 EUR
Local Food (Noodle Soup with Chicken)-----0,28 EUR
Local menu-----------------------------------0,83 EUR
Western food, McDonalds Big Mac----------1,04 EUR
Western dishes, Pizza medium (Pizza Hut)----3,47EUR
Dessert ----------------------------------------0,28 EUR
Mandarin (1 kg)-------------------------------0,69 EUR
Orange (1 kg)----------------------------------0,83 EUR
Apples from New Zealand (1 kg)------------0.83 EUR

Drinks:
Natural still Water Aqua/Danone (1,5 liter)-----0.21EUR
Isotonic sports drink (0,3 dog) -----------------0.31EUR
Natural Water Aqua/Danone (5 L)------------0.62 EUR
Pepsi/Coke, 1,5 liter ----------------------------0,66 EUR
Tetrabrick of milk (1 liter) ---------------------0,76 EUR
Juice (Orange/apple, 1 liter) -------------------0.90 EUR
Alcohol, local wine (0,7 liter) ------------------5,55 EUR
Alcohol, imported wine (0,7 liter)-------------10,41 EUR
Alcohol, imported Whiskey/Vodka (0,7 liter)-12,49 EUR
Local Cocktail (1 glass) -------------------------3,47 EUR
International Cocktail (1 glass) ----------------5,20 EUR
A cup of Bali Kopi (coffee) -------------------0.21 EUR

Clothes:
Sandals --------------------------------------------1,39 EUR
T-shirt without known brand ---------------------2,08 EUR
Trainers without known brand -------------------4,16 EUR
Jeans without known brand----------------------4.86 EUR

Lodging:
Electricity, 1 Room house (per month)------------------------.3.47 EUR
Electricity, House/Study with air conditioning (per month) - 10,41 EUR
Electricity, 2 rooms house (per month)-----------------------24,28 EUR
Rent, 1 room (for 1 night)--------------------------------------3,47 EUR
Rent, 1 room (per month/KosKosan app.160sqft)-----------41,62 EUR
Rent, House/Study (to the month/app.800 sqft)-----------138,75 EUR
House - Rent, House/2 rooms (per month/1.500 sqft)-----208.12 EUR

Transport:

Xavier having a massage

Gas (1 L) -------------------------0,31 EUR
Rent motorcycle 100cc (1 day)-1,73 EUR
Taxi (short distance) -----------0,83 EUR
Taxi (app. 5 km) ----------------2,08 EUR
Car rental Daihatsu, 4-5 ppl (1d)5,55 EUR
Car rental Daihatsu, 6-7 ppl (1d) 8.32 EUR

Hairdressing salon, etc:
Haircut (Man)-----------------1,73 EUR
Haircut (Woman)-------------2,43 EUR
Head massage (1 hour)--------1,73 EUR
Manicure-----------------------1,73 EUR
Pedicure-----------------------2,43 EUR
Traditional Massage (1 hour)--2.77 EUR

Besides all this, it is necessary to consider the present state of the
world-wide economy, and the way in which Bali has been affected.
Nevertheless, don’t you worry too much about us. When we were in June
of 2010 the things were not much more expensive, except, of course, the
gas.

Bye for now!

Xavier

Coming soon: What do I put in my suitcase when I’m planning on living on
the other side of the world?

De las primeras cosas que hay que hacer cuando queremos ir a otro país a vivir es, como ya supondréis la mayoría, saber el coste de la vida en dicho lugar. Por lo tanto, me ha parecido interesante investigar un poco por la red, para hacerme una idea aproximada del precio de artículos de primera necesidad, alojamiento, vehículos, etc.
Desgraciadamente, lo mas reciente que he encontrado, esta fechado en el 2008. Cuatro años después las cosas habrán cambiado bastante.
De todos modos, he aquí una pequeña lista de introducción:


Comida: 
Huevo (1 pieza)-------------------------------------EUR 0.03
Arroz blanco (1 kg)---------------------------------EUR 0.55
Comida local (Noodle Soup with Chicken)--------EUR 0.28
Un menú local--------------------------------------EUR 0.83
Comida – Occidental, McDonalds Big Mac---------EUR 1.04
Comida – Occidental, Pizza medium (Pizza Hut)---EUR 3.47
Comida – Postre local-------------------------------EUR 0.28
Comida – Mandarinas (1 kg)------------------------EUR 0.69
Comida – Naranja (1 kg)----------------------------EUR 0.83
Comida – Manzanas de Nueva Zelanda (1 kg)-----EUR 0.83

Bebida:
Bebidas – Agua Natural Aqua/Danone (1.5 litro)---EUR 0.21
Bebidas – Bebida de deporte isotónica (0.3 can) --EUR 0.31
Bebidas – Agua Natural Aqua/Danone (Garrafa)--EUR 0.62
Bebidas – Pepsi/Coke, 1.5 litro --------------------EUR 0.66
Bebidas – Tetra brick de leche (1 litro) -------------EUR 0.76
Bebidas – Zumos (Naranja/manzana, 1 litro) --------EUR 0.90
Bebidas – Alcohol, vino local (0.7 litro) ---------------EUR 5.55
Bebidas – Alcohol, vino de importación (0.7 litro)------EUR 10.41
Bebidas – Alcohol, importación, Whisky/Vodka (0.7 litro)-EUR 12.49
Bebidas – De copas, Cocktail local --------------------EUR 3.47
Bebidas – De copas, Cocktail internacional -------------EUR 5.20
Bebidas – Una copa de Bali Kopi (café) ----------------EUR 0.21

Ropa:
Ropa – Sandalias ------------------------------------------EUR 1.39
Ropa – Camiseta sin marca -------------------------------EUR 2.08
Ropa – Zapatillas de deporte sin marca -------------------EUR 4.16
Ropa – Tejanos sin marca ---------------------------------EUR 4.86

Alojamiento:
Casa – Electricidad, 1 Habitación (al mes)-----------------------------EUR.3.47
Casa – Electricidad, Casa/Estudio con Aire acondicionado (al mes)-EUR 10.41
Casa – Electricidad, Casa 2 habitaciones (al mes)---------------------EUR 24.28
Casa – Alquiler, 1 habitación (por noche)------------------------------EUR 3.47
Casa – Alquiler, 1 habitación (al mes/KosKosan app.160sqft)---------EUR 41.62
Casa – Alquiler, Casa/Estudio (al mes/app.800 sqft)------------------EUR 138.75
Casa – Alquiler, Casa / 2 habitaciones (al mes/1.500 sqft)------------EUR 208.12

Transporte:
Transporte – Gasolina (1 litro) --------------------------------------EUR 0.31
Transporte – Alquiler de moto Honda/Yamaha 100cc (al día)-----EUR 1.73
Transporte – Taxi (corta distancia) ---------------------------------EUR 0.83
Transporte – Taxi (app. 5 km) --------------------------------------EUR 2.08
Transporte – Alquiler de coche Daihatsu Feroza, 4-5 ppl (al día)-EUR 5.55
Transporte – Alquiler de coche Daihatsu Taruna, 6-7 ppl (al día)-EUR 8.32

Nusa Ceningan (Laura y Xavier)

Peluquería, etc.:
Corte de pelo (Hombre)----------EUR 1.73
Corte de pelo (Mujer)-------------EUR 2.43
Masaje de capliar (1 hora)--------EUR 1.73
Manicura--------------------------EUR 1.73
Pedicura--------------------------EUR 2.43
Masaje tradicional (1 hora)-------EUR 2.77

Goodbye. See you soon. I’ll never forget you. We’ll meet again .Take
care. Put on your jacket. Call us from time to time. Hurry up, don’t lose
the train. I love you.

And thus many trips begin this way. With all these words echoing in
your head. Short or long trips, holidays or others that take a lifetime.
Sometimes those words stick in our memory, although others, don’t last a
second.

To travel.

Few words are so insignificantly daily and so extraordinarily
transcendental.

I was once told : Life is a journey in a single direction, and all have the
same ending. The question is, which landscapes do I want to paint in the
picture of my life?

And so this blog is born, out of the mentality of a pair of travellers, tired
of walking towards the dark place that day to day rutine marks for us.
Dragged by the vortex of consumism, envies, mediatic manipulation, and
a disagreeable length of etcetera’s that we all know too well.

Governing ladies and gentlemen, owners of macro-companies and other
people of this world:

We’ve had enough!

We do not want to work to pay the bills forced upon us, we do not want
your offers from telephone companies, we do not want a bigger car, we
do not want to see your faces on television News saying that we must
pay the mistakes that we have not committed… Mr. president of Movistar:
I do not want an Iphone!

This is The Wardrobe Dream, we are Laura and Xavier, a 25 and 27 year
old couple, married for almost two years. Two young individuals tired
of the lie they’re making us live, that say No, I do not believe it, I do not
believe I have to live the way you say. And thus our trip begins. We are
going to break the mold. We are going to live our dreams.

Our main destination? Bali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali

Though, who knows?

But, as any Journey, it needs a preparation. Here you will be able to
follow it, to share it with us and to live new experiences. So, prepare the
suitcases, because the trip is going to be long and it will be extraordinary.

Xavier

Adiós. Hasta pronto. Hasta la vista. Nunca te olvidaré. Nos vemos. Cuídate mucho. Ponte la chaqueta. Llamanos de vez en cuando. Corre, no pierdas el tren. Te quiero.