Bekasi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$228
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
75
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 20% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8341st and 7267th ($556 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4833rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$833

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$684
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$391
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$536
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$609
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$467
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$536
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$487
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$515
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$478
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$417
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$499
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$424
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$388
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$405
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$439
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$445
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$453
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$456
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$439
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$419
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$408
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$439
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$379
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$459
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$476
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546