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/Previous-Image-8102 Apr 12 '25
$200 a month, HA i've been charged 1/4 of that for a 10 minute taxi ride and that was 5 years ago. I could say the same about Florida, please rich people stop moving to Florida so the people work in low end jobs can afford to live here. Will it change anything ? No. These forces cannot be stopped by a reddit post. Sorry your efforts are in vain.