Bekasi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$207
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$4357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
43
100
🏙️ Population
2.38M
5.03M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8339th and 923rd ($541 vs $2397) 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 6655th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$21306

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$419
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$577
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$605
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$553
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$596
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$530
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$524
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$571
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$522
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$551
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$517
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$438
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$512
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$508
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$506
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$550
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$447
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$453
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$441
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$420
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$434
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$485
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$507
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$487
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$530
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$470
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$512
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$427
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$499
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$558
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$388
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$495
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$518
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$458
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$459
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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$1758
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$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
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$1532
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$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$1833
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$2013
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$1661
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$1289
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$1913