Bekasi vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$3747
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	66
😀 Quality of life	45	97
🏙️ Population	2.38M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 74% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8501st and 1792nd ($518 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6589th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Brisbane

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	Bekasi	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$7949

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645