Bekasi vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$202	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$499
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	75	22
😀 Quality of life	45	25
🏙️ Population	2.38M	800K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 2% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8501st and 8593rd ($518 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Indonesia and Malawi, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 6589th and 8566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Blantyre

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	Bekasi	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$591

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486