Living in Bali for 3 Months: Visa, Villa and Costs for a Trial Stay

Which visa covers three months in Bali?

Not the visa on arrival. It allows 30 days and one extension of 30 days, 60 days in total, so a three-month stay needs more.

Visit visas are for tourism and family visits. Working for an Indonesian employer or clients on one is not allowed, and remote work for a foreign employer is a gray area, so ask a licensed visa agent before you rely on it. Fees change. As of August 2026 the visa on arrival cost IDR 500,000, and an increase to IDR 750,000 online or IDR 1 million on arrival had been announced; the C1 tourist visa was listed at IDR 1 million in early 2025. Check the current fees on evisa.imigrasi.go.id before you travel. Overstaying costs IDR 1 million a day (as of 2026). Our guide to visas for living in Bali has the details and the longer-term options.

What a monthly villa costs in 2026

With us, 2-bedroom villas offered by the month asked about IDR 30–45 million a month in 2026, 3-bedroom villas about IDR 45 million and a 4-bedroom villa about IDR 90 million, in Pererenan, Seseh, Umalas, Padonan and Cemagi. In October 2026, listings across southwest Bali mostly asked IDR 22–40 million a month for 2- and 3-bedroom villas, and the few 1-bedroom villas on such terms IDR 25–33 million; the spread depends on what is included.

A few things explain the range:

• Monthly costs more per month than yearly. Among our villas listed with both prices, twelve months at the monthly price came to 10–25% more than the yearly rent. You pay for the flexibility.
• Holiday villas are a different market. Villas listed per night on booking sites are priced for holidays and rarely make sense for three months. Ask for the long-stay or monthly rate, or look at villas listed for monthly rental.
• What is included. Monthly rentals more often include pool and garden care and cleaning. Ask about internet. Electricity is usually paid separately and is often the largest running cost: air-conditioning and the pool pump drive the bill. Our guide to villa utilities and running costs has the current tariffs.

For the rest of a monthly budget, food, transport and the gym, see our guide to the cost of living in Bali. Browse our current monthly villa rentals, or tell us your dates and budget and we send you what fits.

How renting by the month works

Monthly rentals follow the same rules as any lease in Bali, with shorter terms.

• Minimum stay. Most villas ask for at least one month; some ask for three or six. Every listing on our website shows its minimum stay.
• Payment. Month by month in advance; some owners take the whole stay upfront.
• Deposit. Often about one month’s rent, refundable at the end after a check-out walk-through. Write the amount, the deductions and the return date into the agreement.
• A written agreement. Even for three months, sign a written lease before paying, pay the owner by bank transfer and keep the receipts. A private written lease is valid without a notary. Our guide to renting a villa safely covers deposits, scams and the checks that avoid them.
• Registration. Villa owners and managers are asked to report foreign guests to immigration through the APOA app; give them your passport details. Visitors on a visit visa do not get a residence certificate (SKTT).

Which village to try first

Southwest Bali’s villages are close together but feel different. For a trial stay, choose for your daily life, not the view.

• Canggu and Berawa: the most cafes, gyms, coworking spaces and nightlife, and the most traffic. Good if you want everything within a few minutes’ ride and do not mind the pace.
• Pererenan and Seseh: a few minutes northwest, calmer, with rice fields between the villas and quieter beaches. Good if you work from home and want Canggu close but not around you.
• Umalas and Kerobokan: inland between Canggu and Seminyak, residential, with the international schools and Seminyak within easy reach. Good for families and for anyone who commutes south.
• Cemagi, Munggu and Kedungu: further northwest, more rural, with fewer services; Cemagi and Munggu are usually a little cheaper. Good for a second stay, once you know you like the quiet.

Our guide to the best areas to live in southwest Bali compares them by school run, airport time and beaches, and each village has its own page with the villas available there.

If you decide to stay

If your three months turn into a year, three things make the switch cheaper and easier:

1. Tell the owner early. If you like the villa, ask after the first month whether a yearly lease is possible and at what price. An owner may well prefer a known tenant to a new search.
2. Compare the yearly price with twelve monthly payments. Twelve monthly payments come to about 10–25% more than a yearly lease, which is paid in advance, usually for the whole year. Our guide to yearly villa rental in Bali explains the payment, the deposit and the lease.
3. Sort the visa first. A yearly lease needs a stay that matches it. Look at the stay permit options well before your tourist visa runs out.

If the villa is not the one, you now know the villages, the prices and what you need. Tell us what you are looking for and we will send you yearly villas that fit, including some that never reach the website.