Bekasi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$207
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
76
😀 Quality of life
43
55
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 27% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8339th and 6711th ($541 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 9th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6655th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$886

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559