Bekasi vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$207
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
43
66
🏙️ Population
2.38M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 25% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8339th and 8907th ($541 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 20th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6655th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$1425

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$757
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$419
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$577
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$605
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$553
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$596
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$530
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$524
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$571
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$522
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$551
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$517
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$438
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$512
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$508
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$506
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$550
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$447
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$453
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$441
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$420
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$434
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$485
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$507
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$487
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$530
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$470
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$512
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$427
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$499
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$558
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$388
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$495
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$518
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$458
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$459
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
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$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
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$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
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$355
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$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
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$279
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$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287