Indonesia · The Indonesian alternative
Bali is the destination Thailand buyers most often look at alongside Phuket, and the ownership rules are fundamentally different — different enough that a like-for-like price comparison between the two islands is misleading.
Villas, almost entirely, spread across Canggu, Seminyak, Ubud, Uluwatu and Sanur. Apartment stock is limited and the market is dominated by small developers, so quality varies far more than in Phuket.
Investors targeting long-stay foreign renters, particularly in Canggu, and lifestyle buyers who prefer Bali's interior and surf coast to a Thai beach resort.
Bali's long-stay remote-worker market gives it a flatter season than Thailand's islands, which is a genuine advantage. Nightly rates in the popular areas are strong; management quality varies widely.
This is the crucial difference: Indonesia does not permit foreign freehold at all. Every purchase is a leasehold or right-to-use structure, and the remaining years on that lease drive value directly. A villa with twelve years left is not the same asset as the same villa with twenty-eight.
Ngurah Rai International is well connected across Asia and Australia, which is a real advantage over the Thai islands for Australian and regional buyers. Ground transport once you land is the weak point — traffic between the airport and Canggu can take well over an hour.
Because value depends on lease years, a Bali property is a depreciating asset unless the lease is extended — and extension depends on a landowner agreeing. Get the lease and any extension agreement reviewed by an independent Indonesian lawyer before anything is paid.
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See if you qualify →No. Indonesia does not permit foreign freehold. Purchases use leasehold or right-to-use structures, and remaining lease years drive value directly.
Headline prices can look lower, but the comparison is misleading — Bali is leasehold with a finite term while Phuket condominium can be owned freehold in perpetuity.
Canggu for long-stay rental demand, Seminyak for established walkable amenities, Sanur for calm water, Ubud for the interior and Uluwatu for surf and clifftops.
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