Bekasi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$515
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1286
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$200
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.1
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
67
54
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 22% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8602nd and 8923rd ($515 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4711th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Karachi

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Bekasi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.5
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.94
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.49
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7560
$1476

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$627
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$376
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$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525