Bekasi vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$228
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$2595
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
2.38M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 50% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8341st and 5007th ($556 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 11th in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 4833rd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Busan

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Bekasi Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$15370

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$684
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$391
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$536
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$609
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$467
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$536
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$487
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$515
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$478
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$417
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$499
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$424
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$388
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$405
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$439
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$445
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$453
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$456
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$439
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$419
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$408
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$439
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$379
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$459
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$476
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963