Bekasi vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$202	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	37
😀 Quality of life	45	49
🏙️ Population	2.38M	2.47M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 30% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8501st and 6726th ($518 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Indonesia and Zambia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6589th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Lusaka

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	Bekasi	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$9642

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Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$701
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$536
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Bogor	$513
77 km or 48 mi	Sukabumi	$563
93 km or 58 mi	Cimahi	$500
95 km or 59 mi	Serang	$492
101 km or 63 mi	Bandung	$545
112 km or 70 mi	Cilegon	$488
180 km or 112 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
181 km or 113 mi	Cirebon	$521
211 km or 131 mi	Banjar	$490
212 km or 132 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Metro	$432
246 km or 153 mi	Tegal	$480
277 km or 172 mi	Cilacap	$474
304 km or 189 mi	Pekalongan	$471
386 km or 240 mi	Semarang	$493
406 km or 252 mi	Salatiga	$421
410 km or 255 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
438 km or 272 mi	Palembang	$395
447 km or 278 mi	Surakarta	$417
482 km or 300 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
523 km or 325 mi	Madiun	$486
563 km or 350 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
580 km or 361 mi	Kediri	$464
591 km or 367 mi	Bengkulu	$500
605 km or 376 mi	Blitar	$453
615 km or 382 mi	Mojokerto	$505
636 km or 395 mi	Batu	$410
639 km or 397 mi	Jambi	$458
644 km or 400 mi	Surabaya	$549
650 km or 404 mi	Malang	$365
670 km or 417 mi	Pasuruan	$510
707 km or 439 mi	Probolinggo	$614
738 km or 459 mi	Pontianak	$427
823 km or 511 mi	Singkawang	$430
844 km or 524 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675