In Reply to: Questions: 6-months w/ baby, maybe Ubud? posted by natekoechley on Saturday, 2. January 2010 at 10:06 Bali Time:
1. For accommodation. Check www.baliadvertiser.biz & look under classified ads.
2. Accommodation rates vary from about $80pw to $500 pw.
3. Visa cost (your stay is limited to 6 months). For the 3 of you will be around $250 per month.
4. Groceries around $50 pw.
5. Electricity is not reliable. For the past 3 months there have been outages every 3 days for 3 to 8 hours.
6. Internet can be slow & unreliable. Most Plans around $25 per month.
7. Cell phones you pay by useage.
8. ATMs the way to go. You really are not legally allowed to open a bank account.
9. Travel insurance could be your best health cover.
10. Not many paedatricians around Ubud. Maybe none.
11. Shouldn't be any taxes to pay.