Bekasi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$213
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
55
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 19% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8240th and 8825th ($555 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 48th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ranked 4th vs 7th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 5205th vs 5663rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Medan

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Bekasi Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.73
🥤 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
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$10637

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$699
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534