Bekasi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$515
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1286
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$200
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.1
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$1504
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
67
88
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.71M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 47% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8602nd and 5770th ($515 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4711th and 281st 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
$2.17
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.94
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.49
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7560
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Jakarta
$627
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$376
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$516
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$552
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$466
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$468
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$472
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$502
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$469
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$494
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$458
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$424
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$457
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$446
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$452
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$490
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$400
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$436
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$393
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$371
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$381
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$428
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$419
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$428
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$438
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$416
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$402
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$386
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$417
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$520
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$358
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$437
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$450
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$419
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$422
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617