Bekasi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$899
🏠 One person rent
$213
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$354
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
75
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
2.38M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 52% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8240th and 9044th ($555 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 50th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 5205th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Jakarta
$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297