Bekasi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$3902
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	45	100
🏙️ Population	2.38M	5.03M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8501st and 1365th ($518 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6589th 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	$2.6	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963