Bekasi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$228
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 44% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8341st and 5666th ($556 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4833rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Kaohsiung

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Bekasi Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$11481

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$684
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$391
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$536
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$609
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$467
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$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
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610