Bekasi vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$2561
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	75	78
😀 Quality of life	45	85
🏙️ Population	2.38M	936K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 76% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8501st and 1551st ($518 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Indonesia and Israel, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6589th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Jerusalem

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	Bekasi	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511