Bekasi vs Caloocan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Caloocan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$202	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$287
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	75	73
😀 Quality of life	45	47
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.66M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 19% less expensive than in Caloocan. Cities ranked 8501st and 7283rd ($518 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 18th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Caloocan. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Caloocan ranked 23rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6589th and 6443rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Caloocan

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	Bekasi	Caloocan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$86.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$2.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$5.18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$4605

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$701
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$536
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Bogor	$513
77 km or 48 mi	Sukabumi	$563
93 km or 58 mi	Cimahi	$500
95 km or 59 mi	Serang	$492
101 km or 63 mi	Bandung	$545
112 km or 70 mi	Cilegon	$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
246 km or 153 mi	Tegal	$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
738 km or 459 mi	Pontianak	$427
823 km or 511 mi	Singkawang	$430
844 km or 524 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445