Bekasi vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$202
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
2.38M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 20% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8501st and 8897th ($518 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 17th 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 4th in India, while ranked 6589th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.6
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.84
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.11%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.5
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.63
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7538
$1573

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$701
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$385
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$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

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306