Bekasi vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$202	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$927
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	75	73
😀 Quality of life	45	53
🏙️ Population	2.38M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 10% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 8501st and 7971st ($518 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 351st in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 6589th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Changchun

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	Bekasi	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$8252

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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 Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532