Bekasi vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$213
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$239
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
23
😀 Quality of life
65
30
🏙️ Population
2.38M
800K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 10% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8240th and 8632nd ($555 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Indonesia and Malawi, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 5205th and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$589

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$699
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$400
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$567
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$665
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$561
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$490
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$517
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$534
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$511
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$523
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$488
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$429
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$482
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$478
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$471
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$488
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$422
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$411
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$390
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$409
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$448
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$456
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$447
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$461
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$440
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$413
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$409
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$444
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$551
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$384
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$457
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$470
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$413
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$420
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421