Twelve things to check before you sign a yearly lease in Bali
Photos show the pool. They do not show the water pressure, the building site next door or who actually owns the villa.
What a year in a Bali villa really costs
The rent is only part of it. Here is everything else you pay over twelve months, and how contract length changes the price.
13 Oct 2026 · 3 min read · BaliYearly draft
The price on a listing is the rent. What you actually spend in a year is higher, and most listings leave you to work out by how much. Here is how we add it up.
The rent, and how it is paid
Yearly rentals in Bali are usually paid upfront, a full year at a time. In exchange, the price per month drops. On our own listings today, Villa Jucca is Rp 45M month to month, or Rp 510M for the year, which works out at Rp 42.5M a month. Villa Kangkang is Rp 33M month to month, or Rp 200M a year on a five-year contract: Rp 16.7M a month, about half.
What sits on top of the rent
- Electricity: the biggest variable. Air conditioning at night is what moves it.
- Pool, garden and cleaning: sometimes included in the rent, sometimes not. Always ask.
- Internet.
- The banjar fee, a small contribution to the local community.
- Waste collection.
Why we publish one number
On every listing we add these to the rent and show a single year total. Where we do not have real bills yet, we say the figure is an estimate. A villa that looks cheaper per month can end up dearer over the year once services are counted.
Before you compare two villas
Ask what is included, ask how payment is scheduled, and compare year totals rather than monthly rents.
General guidance, not legal advice.
