Bekasi vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$202	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$1383
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	75	72
😀 Quality of life	45	57
🏙️ Population	2.38M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 48% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8501st and 5539th ($518 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6589th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Johannesburg

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	Bekasi	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003