Bekasi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$213
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
76
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 21% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8240th and 7072nd ($555 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5205th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$836

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540