Bekasi vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$202	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$1485
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	75	83
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	2.38M	225K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 36% less expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 8501st and 6385th ($518 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 11th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Changhua ranked 14th in Taiwan, while ranked 6589th and 4970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Changhua

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	Bekasi	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$17014

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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 Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671