Ubud monthly rent in 2026: prices and what to know

Nest team · Last updated: 6 October 2026

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Ubud monthly rent on Nest had a median of about Rp 46 million on 6 October 2026, but only 8 of the 71 Ubud rentals listed that day had a monthly price. Most Ubud villas are offered by the year: the 63 yearly listings had a median asking rent of about Rp 435 million a year.

So the monthly figure rests on a small sample, and the yearly one tells you more about the market. Below you'll find both, broken down by bedroom count and set against Bali as a whole, plus what daily life around Ubud is like and what to check before you commit. All figures are asking prices of listings on Nest, not the rent you will finally agree with an owner.

What is the typical Ubud monthly rent?

The 8 Ubud rentals with a monthly price had a median asking rent of about Rp 46 million a month. Across Bali, the 344 listings with a monthly price had a median of about Rp 43 million.

Treat the Ubud number as a rough marker rather than a market rate. With only 8 listings, one new villa or one price change can move the median a lot, and the mix is uneven:

• none of the 8 has one bedroom;
• 4 have two bedrooms;
• 4 have three bedrooms or more.

That is too few for a median at any single bedroom count. Per bedroom, the 8 came to a median of Rp 17 million a month, against about Rp 21 million across Bali.

For a monthly renter, the bigger point is choice. On that day Nest had 8 monthly options in Ubud and 63 yearly ones, so if you like a villa that is listed by the year, ask the owner whether a shorter term is possible.

Agencies that let Ubud villas by the month describe one month as the usual minimum stay, with some owners asking for two or three months in the high season (July, August and late December). One of them adds that a three- or six-month agreement on the same villa is often priced lower per month than a single month.

How much is a yearly rental in Ubud?

The 63 Ubud listings priced by the year had a median asking rent of about Rp 435 million a year. The middle half of them asked between about Rp 315 million and Rp 631 million. Across Bali, the 1,151 listings with a yearly price had a median of Rp 400 million.

By bedroom count:

Asking prices of listings on Nest on 6 October 2026. "–" means fewer than 5 listings, too few for a median. The Ubud rows add up to 56 because 7 yearly listings give no bedroom count (they show 0 bedrooms).

A two-bedroom villa in Ubud had a median of about Rp 329 million a year, almost the same as across Bali. Three bedrooms came in a little above the Bali figure and four bedrooms below it, though only 9 four-bedroom listings back that one. Per bedroom, Ubud's yearly listings had a median of about Rp 163 million, against about Rp 168 million Bali-wide.

Can you compare Ubud's monthly and yearly prices?

Not directly. The two medians come from different villas: none of the 71 Ubud rentals showed both a monthly and a yearly price. Multiplying the monthly median by 12, or dividing the yearly one by 12, would compare one group of homes with another. It would not tell you what paying for a year saves.

If you are weighing both options for the same villa, ask its owner for both prices in writing and compare those. What the data does show is how Ubud is listed: on Nest, 8 of Ubud's 71 rentals had a monthly price, against 344 of 1,491 rentals across Bali.

What kind of homes do these prices describe?

Almost all villas. Of the 71 Ubud rentals, 70 were listed as villas and one as a house, and all 71 were listed as furnished. The medians therefore describe furnished villa rents, not rooms in a shared house or unfurnished homes.

Which parts of Ubud do the prices cover?

Ubud here means the area as Nest's Ubud rentals page draws it: a rectangle on the map of roughly 13 km from north to south and 10 km from east to west around the town. It is drawn by map coordinates, not along district or village borders.

Agencies often describe Ubud villas by village or neighbourhood, such as Penestanan, Sayan, Nyuh Kuning, Mas or Lodtunduh, instead of just "Ubud".

How the figures were worked out:

• asking prices of the listings public on Nest on 6 October 2026;
• a property that several agents list counted once;
• medians (the middle price), never averages, and only where at least 5 listings back a figure;
• monthly and yearly rents kept as separate sets of listings, never converted into each other.

What is it like to live in and around Ubud?

Ubud is in Gianyar regency and has no beach. One Ubud rental site puts the east-coast beaches of Keramas and Saba about 40 minutes away, Sanur about an hour and the airport 60 to 90 minutes, depending on traffic.

Traffic in the centre is a long-running problem, and local officials say so too:

• In October 2023 a deputy speaker of Bali's provincial parliament said at a meeting with the provincial government that in a total jam in Ubud, one kilometre can take up to an hour and a half, Antara reported.
• In July 2024 NusaBali called congestion a classic complaint of residents and visitors, caused mainly by the number of vehicles going in and out of Ubud. In November 2024 Bali Post named vehicles parked on the road as one of the causes.
• In 2025 Gianyar's regent said the roads were in poor condition while the number of vehicles had grown enormously, and that land for wider roads was being acquired starting from Peliatan, with the widening already begun, Bali Discovery reported.

One agency says the worst bottlenecks are Monkey Forest Road, Jalan Raya Ubud and the one-lane bridges, in the late morning and late afternoon, and that the roads open up 10 to 20 minutes out of the centre. It also says Gojek works across Ubud, though around the Monkey Forest, the palace and the main market streets you may have to walk a little to meet your driver, and that in Mas and Lodtunduh you need a scooter or a car.

Ceremonies are part of life here. Temple anniversaries (odalan), cremations and Galungan can close roads and bring gamelan and loudspeakers, sometimes until late, one rental site notes.

Each village has its own feel. Agencies describe Penestanan, on a ridge west of the centre, as a long-term expat village with rice-field paths and cafés; Sayan, on the ridge above the Ayung river, as quiet, with valley-view villas a car ride from town; and Mas and Lodtunduh as places with larger family villas.

What should you check before renting in Ubud?

• Your daily drive. Do the trip to wherever you will go most, at the hour you will make it.
• The access road. Ask whether a car can reach the gate or only a scooter.
• What the rent includes. A 2026 long-term rental guide by a Bali agency notes that pool and garden care are often included in monthly rents but less consistently in yearly ones, internet is commonly included monthly but not always yearly, and electricity is frequently paid separately. Ask whether water comes from the regional water company (PDAM) or a deep well, and put the answers in the contract.
• Internet and phone signal. One rental site notes that fibre reaches most of the centre, but villas in a valley or on a ridge may rely on a wireless link, and mobile signal drops in the river gorges. Ask for a speed test at the viewing.
• Damp. Check bedrooms, wardrobes and mattresses for mould, and ask how the villa is aired in the rainy season.
• Noise. Look for a temple or a community hall next door, and ask when ceremonies usually happen.
• Deposit and payments. For monthly rentals, one rental site describes a deposit of about one month and rent paid a month in advance. Whatever you agree, write it into the contract, and pay only after a viewing and a signed contract, to an account in the name of the person who signs it.
• The banjar. The same 2026 guide says that in some neighbourhoods there may be a small fee for the local banjar, the neighbourhood's community council, and that tenants are not always charged it. Ask whether there is one and who pays.

What do homes for sale in Ubud cost?

On the same day, Nest had 67 homes for sale in Ubud, with a median asking price of about Rp 5.7 billion; across Bali the median was Rp 5.5 billion. Most were leasehold: 52 stated a lease, with a median of 23 years as listed, 5 were listed as freehold and 10 didn't say. A two-bedroom home had a median asking price of about Rp 4.5 billion (28 listings) and a three-bedroom one about Rp 6 billion (16 listings). There were also 7 plots of land for sale.

Leasehold means the right to use a property for an agreed number of years. Which title a buyer may hold, and whether a seller has the right to sell or lease, are legal questions: check the certificate and the lease with a licensed notary (PPAT) before you pay anything. You can compare listings on Nest's page of homes for sale in Ubud.

Renting in Ubud: the short version

• Expect mostly yearly prices: on Nest, 63 of Ubud's 71 rentals were priced by the year, at a median of about Rp 435 million.
• Monthly options are few, so read the Rp 46 million median as a rough guide, and ask owners of yearly listings about shorter terms.
• Pick the location around your daily routine, because traffic in the centre can turn a short distance into a long drive.
• Get what's included, the deposit and the payment schedule in writing, and pay only after a viewing and a signed contract.

Sources

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2. NusaBali: Perlu kantong parkir dan shuttle memadai (accessed 6 October 2026)
3. Bali Post: Kemacetan belum tertangani, mendesak penyediaan central parkir di Ubud (accessed 6 October 2026)
4. Bali Discovery: Roadwork underway to reduce gridlock in Ubud, Bali (accessed 6 October 2026)
5. Bali Home Immo: Your guide to long term rental in Bali today (accessed 6 October 2026)
6. Bali Home Immo: Ubud villas for rent monthly (accessed 6 October 2026)
7. Bali Villa Hub: Villas for monthly rent in Ubud (accessed 6 October 2026)