Bekasi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$202
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 7% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8501st and 8745th ($518 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 47th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ranked 13th vs 14th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6589th vs 6633rd 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
$2.6
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.84
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.11%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.5
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.63
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7538
$10763

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$480
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$421
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$417
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$458
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$486
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$466
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$464
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$500
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$453
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$505
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$410
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$549
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$365
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$470
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$474
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$461
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$503
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$435
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$631
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$695
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$582
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$620
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$619
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$628
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$605
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$571
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$670
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$719
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$560
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$645
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$490
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$714
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$701
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$585
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$532
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$536
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$604
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$543
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$570
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$398
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$669
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$772
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$542
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$682
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$940
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$485
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$782
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