Bekasi vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$2822
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$6502
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1695
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$2718
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$730
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$5026
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.75M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 80% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8341st and 375th ($556 vs $2822) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 311th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4833rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$99.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$2002
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$3205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$3759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$2521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$75.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$16.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$24172

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$467
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$488
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$536
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$487
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$515
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$478
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
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$417
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$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
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$499
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$424
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$388
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$405
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$439
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$445
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$453
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$456
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$439
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$419
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$408
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$439
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$379
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$459
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$476
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$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
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$2429
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$2374
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$2432
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$2406
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$2396
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$2202
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$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
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$2418
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$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
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$2295
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$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
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$2433
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$2521
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$2438
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$2475
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$2434
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$1906
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$2411
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$2440
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$2425
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$2503
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$1889
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$2438
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$2415
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$2477
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$2434
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$2525
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$2354
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$2421
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$2412
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