Bekasi vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bekasi	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$515	$2258
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1286	$5105
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1409
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$2111
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.1	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4498
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	30
😀 Quality of life	67	85
🏙️ Population	2.38M	381K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 77% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8602nd and 1373rd ($515 vs $2258) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 2 months in Canberra. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Canberra ranked 10th in Australia, while ranked 4711th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Canberra

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	Bekasi	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.9	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$9940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$6181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.94	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.07	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.49	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$2338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7560	$17844

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Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$627
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$516
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$552
46 km or 29 mi	Bogor	$466
77 km or 48 mi	Sukabumi	$551
93 km or 58 mi	Cimahi	$468
95 km or 59 mi	Serang	$472
101 km or 63 mi	Bandung	$502
112 km or 70 mi	Cilegon	$469
180 km or 112 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
181 km or 113 mi	Cirebon	$494
211 km or 131 mi	Banjar	$458
212 km or 132 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Metro	$424
246 km or 153 mi	Tegal	$457
277 km or 172 mi	Cilacap	$446
304 km or 189 mi	Pekalongan	$452
386 km or 240 mi	Semarang	$490
406 km or 252 mi	Salatiga	$400
410 km or 255 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$393
438 km or 272 mi	Palembang	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Surakarta	$381
482 km or 300 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
523 km or 325 mi	Madiun	$419
563 km or 350 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
580 km or 361 mi	Kediri	$428
591 km or 367 mi	Bengkulu	$438
605 km or 376 mi	Blitar	$416
615 km or 382 mi	Mojokerto	$402
636 km or 395 mi	Batu	$386
639 km or 397 mi	Jambi	$417
644 km or 400 mi	Surabaya	$520
650 km or 404 mi	Malang	$358
670 km or 417 mi	Pasuruan	$437
707 km or 439 mi	Probolinggo	$450
738 km or 459 mi	Pontianak	$419
823 km or 511 mi	Singkawang	$422
844 km or 524 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720