Bekasi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$207
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
43
83
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 42% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8339th and 6046th ($541 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6655th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Jakarta
$757
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$419
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$577
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$605
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$553
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$596
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$530
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$524
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$571
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$522
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$551
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$517
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$438
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$512
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$508
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$506
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$550
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$447
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$453
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$441
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$420
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$434
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$485
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$507
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$487
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$530
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$470
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$512
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$427
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$499
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$558
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$388
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$495
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$518
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$458
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$459
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643