4.13/5
380 reviews
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Uluwatu, Bali

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Uluwatu is a calm and laid-back area ideal for surfers and digital nomads looking for a peaceful environment. The surf scene is strong, especially during the dry season, with excellent reef breaks. It's considered a better alternative to more crowded areas like Canggu or Ubud, mainly due to its low traffic and quieter lifestyle. The area offers great sunset views, especially near landmarks like the Uluwatu Temple, and has scenic roads perfect for motorbike rides through jungle-like surroundings.

Food quality is notably high, with many organic and ethnic options available, partly influenced by the influx of remote workers and expats, particularly from Brazil and Portugal. Accommodation options range from affordable guesthouses to more basic housing, although finding a permanent home can be a challenge.

Overall, Uluwatu combines natural beauty, a calm atmosphere, and a strong surf culture, making it a highly recommended spot for those seeking balance between work, relaxation, and outdoor activity.

AI-generated summary of reviews
1 year ago

Amazingly calm and chill place. I loved it here. It still has a lot of peaceful roads to drive around on your motorbike. It feels like you're driving through the jungle a lot. The food quality is great here, a lot of organic options, because the Ubud hippies apparently all moved here in 2020 COVID and it shows. Great nature around. Very calm and silent place overall. High recommendation. Could see myself living here for longer!

3 years ago

Uluwatu is an amazing place, in my opinion way better than Canggu and even Ubud. Why? There’s not much traffic, beaches are amazing, there’s a significant Brazilian/Portuguese community around which reflects in ethnic restaurants pretty good and affordable. Surf culture is present, so the laid back lifestyle. Maybe it’s hard to find an actual “home”, I always prefer to stay in cheap guesthouses such as 3D Homestay, with a nice swimming pool. Enjoy the morning in the beach and catch the unforgettable sunsets (don’t miss Uluwatu Temple!), get the work done by noon when it’s too hot to get outside.

6 years ago

If you're coming to Bali to surf, this is where you wanna be. Best waves during dry season. Time to get barrelled on those razor sharp reef breaks.

6 years ago

✅ Very calm and chill

✅ Great surf culture

✅ Amazing beaches

✅ Good food quality

✅ Affordable

✅ Low traffic

✅ Beautiful nature

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Good air quality usually

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Hard to find long-term housing

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ Expensive

❌ Not very safe

❌ Very sweaty and humid now

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

3188°
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2882°
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2984°
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3086°
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3290°
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Real (median)

2781°
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2882°
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2781°
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2678°
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2679°
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2780°
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2882°
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Humidity

sweaty
86%

sweaty
84%

sweaty
83%

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80%

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83%

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81%

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83%

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84%

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84%

Most common

☔️ Rain

Rain

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259mm

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89mm

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68mm

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59mm

dry
47mm

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38mm

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52mm

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77mm

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150mm

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246mm

Cloud

cloudy
89%

cloudy
82%

cloudy
75%

cloudy
58%

pockets
48%

pockets
41%

pockets
40%

pockets
33%

pockets
36%

pockets
45%

cloudy
65%

cloudy
84%

Air quality

okay
50 US AQI

bad
107 US AQI

okay
50 US AQI

Sun

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

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10 UVI

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9 UVI

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8 UVI

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7 UVI

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9 UVI

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10 UVI

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8 UVI

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9 UVI

Remote workers

2,800 people

2,867 people

3,300 people

3,257 people

3,267 people

3,000 people

2,564 people

2,267 people

3,429 people

3,686 people

3,150 people

2,400 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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4,200 remote workers in Uluwatu now, of which 7+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	4.13/5 (Rank #8) 380 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	17% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,652 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 19 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 28°C82°F (feels 32°C90°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 84%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 9%
💨 Air quality (now)	😷 Unhealthy for some: 107 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 50 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Great
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Okay
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very poor: $422 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Indonesia
🗓️ Average trip length	12 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	19 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 28°C 82°F + 🥵 Sweaty (84%) = feels 32°C 90°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👎😷 107 US AQI = 🚬 / day
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 50 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	GoJEK
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100,000 IDR in USD	USD 5.59
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	IDR 10,000,000 = USD 559
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.50%
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Suka
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	Coffee Network
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
🦷 Fluoride added	🚫 No fluoride added
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	6,238,300 visitors
📸 Tourists now	119,557 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	25,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$5,060 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 81% 👱‍♀️ 19%
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Tokopedia
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Air Asia
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Singapore Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	BIMC Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,652 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,738 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,197 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,770 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$682 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,372 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,780 / month
🏠 Median home price	$338,206
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$32 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$143 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$205 / month
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$5,228 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip

Uluwatu, Bali

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