Bekasi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$213
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
77
29
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
2.38M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 1% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8240th and 8291st ($555 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5205th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$8839

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$400
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$665
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$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$561
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$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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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
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$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
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$499
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$687
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$820
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$524