Bekasi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$207
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 26% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8339th and 8915th ($541 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6655th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$1146

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$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548