Bekasi vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$207
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$2421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
43
89
🏙️ Population
2.38M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 52% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8339th and 4837th ($541 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 13th in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 6655th and 181st 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
$2.17
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.56
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$14632

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$757
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$419
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$577
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$605
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$553
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$596
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$530
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$524
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$571
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$522
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$551
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$517
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$438
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$512
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$508
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$506
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$550
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$447
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$453
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$441
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$420
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$434
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$485
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$507
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$487
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$530
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$470
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$512
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$427
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$499
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$558
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$388
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$495
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$518
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$458
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$459
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000