Bekasi vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$228
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$340
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
67
69
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 27% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8341st and 6919th ($556 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Indonesia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 4833rd and 4450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Ho Chi Minh

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Bekasi Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$14995

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$684
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$391
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$536
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$609
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$467
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$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$536
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$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
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$417
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$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
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610