Bekasi vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$213
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$185
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 17% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8240th and 8802nd ($555 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Indonesia and Egypt, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 5205th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Cairo

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Bekasi Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$2311

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Distance City Cost of living
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$699
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947