Bekasi vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$228
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
83
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.8M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 10% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8341st and 8680th ($556 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Indonesia and Egypt, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 4833rd and 5610th 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
$2.55
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$2645

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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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066