Bekasi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bekasi	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$515	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1286	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$200	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.1	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$4482
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	2.38M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 85% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8602nd and 62nd ($515 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 47th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4711th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Los Angeles

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	Bekasi	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.83	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.94	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.07	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.49	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7560	$23685

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Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$627
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$516
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$552
46 km or 29 mi	Bogor	$466
77 km or 48 mi	Sukabumi	$551
93 km or 58 mi	Cimahi	$468
95 km or 59 mi	Serang	$472
101 km or 63 mi	Bandung	$502
112 km or 70 mi	Cilegon	$469
180 km or 112 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
181 km or 113 mi	Cirebon	$494
211 km or 131 mi	Banjar	$458
212 km or 132 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Metro	$424
246 km or 153 mi	Tegal	$457
277 km or 172 mi	Cilacap	$446
304 km or 189 mi	Pekalongan	$452
386 km or 240 mi	Semarang	$490
406 km or 252 mi	Salatiga	$400
410 km or 255 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$393
438 km or 272 mi	Palembang	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Surakarta	$381
482 km or 300 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
523 km or 325 mi	Madiun	$419
563 km or 350 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
580 km or 361 mi	Kediri	$428
591 km or 367 mi	Bengkulu	$438
605 km or 376 mi	Blitar	$416
615 km or 382 mi	Mojokerto	$402
636 km or 395 mi	Batu	$386
639 km or 397 mi	Jambi	$417
644 km or 400 mi	Surabaya	$520
650 km or 404 mi	Malang	$358
670 km or 417 mi	Pasuruan	$437
707 km or 439 mi	Probolinggo	$450
738 km or 459 mi	Pontianak	$419
823 km or 511 mi	Singkawang	$422
844 km or 524 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000