Bekasi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$202
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
76
😀 Quality of life
45
55
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 30% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8501st and 6734th ($518 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 6589th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.84
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.11%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.5
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.63
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7538
$823

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$373
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$521
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$490
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$374
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$432
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$480
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$474
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$471
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$493
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$421
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$408
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$417
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$395
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$417
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$458
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$486
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$466
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$464
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$500
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$453
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$505
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$410
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$458
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$549
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$365
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$510
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$614
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$688
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$686
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$688
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$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
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$645
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$700
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$675
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$788
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$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
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$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
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$665
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$599
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$651
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$618
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$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
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$557
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$458
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$552
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$554
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$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
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$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
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$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
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$469
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$505
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$513
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$507
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$685
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$510
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$554