Abu Dhabi vs Bekasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bekasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1321
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$442
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	75
😀 Quality of life	83	45
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.38M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 253% more expensive than in Bekasi. Cities ranked 2320th and 8501st ($1828 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Bekasi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bekasi ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 438th and 6589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bekasi

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	Abu Dhabi	Bekasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$2.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7538

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$701
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$536
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Bogor	$513
77 km or 48 mi	Sukabumi	$563
93 km or 58 mi	Cimahi	$500
95 km or 59 mi	Serang	$492
101 km or 63 mi	Bandung	$545
112 km or 70 mi	Cilegon	$488
180 km or 112 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
181 km or 113 mi	Cirebon	$521
211 km or 131 mi	Banjar	$490
212 km or 132 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Metro	$432
246 km or 153 mi	Tegal	$480
277 km or 172 mi	Cilacap	$474
304 km or 189 mi	Pekalongan	$471
386 km or 240 mi	Semarang	$493
406 km or 252 mi	Salatiga	$421
410 km or 255 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
438 km or 272 mi	Palembang	$395
447 km or 278 mi	Surakarta	$417
482 km or 300 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
523 km or 325 mi	Madiun	$486
563 km or 350 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
580 km or 361 mi	Kediri	$464
591 km or 367 mi	Bengkulu	$500
605 km or 376 mi	Blitar	$453
615 km or 382 mi	Mojokerto	$505
636 km or 395 mi	Batu	$410
639 km or 397 mi	Jambi	$458
644 km or 400 mi	Surabaya	$549
650 km or 404 mi	Malang	$365
670 km or 417 mi	Pasuruan	$510
707 km or 439 mi	Probolinggo	$614
738 km or 459 mi	Pontianak	$427
823 km or 511 mi	Singkawang	$430
844 km or 524 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506