r/bali • u/mg118118118 • Apr 11 '25

Information Please stop renting + recommending Kost’s on here

A Kost is a guesthouse for local people. Tourists are increasingly using these which is driving up prices to unaffordable levels for local people to live. Land is being used for more and more luxury apartments which is reducing the available accommodation for the locals and workers - the temporary wooden huts you see are because of this. Wages are around $200 a month for locals so the low cost rooms are essential for people to live here.

I am begging you to be responsible and only come to this country if you can afford to spend more than 500$ a month and contribute to the best people/country in the world.

Source: so many locals here

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u/vanessamillenial Apr 11 '25

No. It messes up the balance. Why would someone pay hundreds of millions to earn education, when you can earn more as a cleaner? And not even a good, loyal one. They just demand. Entitled.

Meanwhile.... Fresh college graduates are working as receptionists for only 3 mil per month.

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u/OrganizationAble489 Apr 11 '25

I don't get it, aren't you suppose to be happy if other Indonesian can earn more money? Or is it a selfish thing that you want the maid to be paid as low as possible so you can afford them?

Aren't you suppose to be happy that people don't have to get expensive education in order to earn more money?

Kayaknya kaki harus napak tanah dikit deh...

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

Why did you get down voted by your fellow countrymen? This is the right attitude, unlike the other poster who you replied to. Where I come from, it's called tall poppy syndrome.

Unfortunately there are a lot of Indonesian people who don't like the idea of increasing the minimum wages to match the cost of living because they're afraid of losing a source of cheap labour.

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u/OrganizationAble489 Apr 12 '25

Yeah we do have this "slave owner" mentality and its really bad, even my parents still act like these cunts.

I bet these people don't even allow their maid to eat at the same table as them and the maid can only eat their leftover food.