Bekasi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$213
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
65
54
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 29% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8240th and 8915th ($555 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5205th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
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$699
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$400
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$567
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$665
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$561
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$490
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$517
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$534
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$511
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$523
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$488
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$429
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$482
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$478
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$471
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$488
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$422
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$411
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$390
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$409
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$448
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$456
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$447
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$461
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$440
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$413
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$409
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$444
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$551
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$384
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$457
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$470
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$413
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$420
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558