Bekasi vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$202
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$165
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
83
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 24% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8501st and 8923rd ($518 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Indonesia and Egypt, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 6589th and 5545th 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
$2.6
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.84
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.11%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.5
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.63
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7538
$1985

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$513
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95 km or 59 mi Serang
$492
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$545
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$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
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$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
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$427
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$430
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$318
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$365
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$335
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$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
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$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
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$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
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$336
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$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
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$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
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$1811