Bekasi vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$202	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$957
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	75	88
😀 Quality of life	45	72
🏙️ Population	2.38M	32.1M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 18% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8501st and 7340th ($518 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 145th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6589th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Chongqing

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	Bekasi	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539