Bekasi vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$213
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
66
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.39M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 24% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8240th and 6928th ($555 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5205th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$13093

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$699
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$400
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588