Bekasi vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bekasi	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$556	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$4087
😷 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 75% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8341st and 1443rd ($556 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.8 months in Canberra. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 4833rd and 479th 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	$2.55	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.97	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.08	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8179	$15408

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Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$684
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$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

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766