Bekasi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$4328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
67
100
🏙️ Population
2.38M
5.35M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 78% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8341st and 893rd ($556 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4833rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Melbourne

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Bekasi Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$26129

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$684
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$391
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$536
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$609
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$467
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$536
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$487
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$515
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$478
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$417
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$499
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$424
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$388
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$405
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$439
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$445
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$453
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$456
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$439
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$419
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$408
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$439
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$379
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$459
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$476
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
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$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
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$2844
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$2379
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$1997
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$2128
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$1796
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$1288
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$2172