February is low season in Bali. This means lower prices, more empty rooms and less competition for deals. All sounds good but are you factoring in your exchange rate?
Here is how a selection of currencies stack up against the Indonesian Rupiah today.
1 US Dollar = 9,082.65 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Australian Dollar = 7,173.02 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Brazilian Real = 4,362.19 Indonesian Rupiah
1 British Pound = 17,791.9 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Chinese Yuan Renminbi = 1,173.44 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Euro = 11,928.7 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Hong Kong Dollar = 1,162.89 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Indian Rupee = 205.460 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Japanese Yen = 74.83789 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Kazakhstan Tenge = 76.83489 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Lithuanian Litas = 3,454.79 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Malaysian Ringgit = 2,600.88 Indonesian Rupiah
1 New Zealand Dollar = 6,405.45 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Philippine Peso = 189.337 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Singapore Dollar = 5,925.57 Indonesian Rupiah
1 South-Korean Won = 9.80109 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Thai Baht = 272.282 Indonesian Rupiah
At ATM machines in Bali (BCA ones anyway), they tell you the denomination they hold, either 50,000rp or 100,000rp. I find it an advantage to have the smaller bills, as there is a shortage of change in Bali. The 100,000′s come in an orange colored plastic style and a newer read and white paper form. I have found the plastic ones can easily fall out of my wallet, if its inside my bag, due to the slippery coating.
