Bekasi vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$213
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$105
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
77
12
😀 Quality of life
65
25
🏙️ Population
2.38M
989K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 6% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8240th and 7884th ($555 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and Malawi, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 5205th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$2356

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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
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653