Bekasi vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$213
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
65
65
🏙️ Population
2.38M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 27% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8240th and 8898th ($555 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 17th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5205th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$1729

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$699
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$400
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$567
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$665
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$561
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$490
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$517
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$534
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$511
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$523
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$488
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$429
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$482
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$478
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$471
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$488
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$422
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$411
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$390
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$409
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$448
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$456
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$447
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$461
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$440
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$413
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$409
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$444
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$551
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$384
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$457
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$470
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$413
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$420
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286