Bekasi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$552
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1382
$995
🏠 One person rent
$232
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$428
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 32% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8106th and 8902nd ($552 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5174th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.19
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1893
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8525
$1093

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$718
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$393
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$545
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$573
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$547
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$500
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$512
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$512
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$493
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$495
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$426
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$422
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$474
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$479
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$570
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$403
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$427
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$450
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$457
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$383
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$476
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$440
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$439
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$521
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$427
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$459
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$403
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$479
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$522
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$383
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$454
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$469
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$444
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$442
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546