Bekasi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$207
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
73
30
😀 Quality of life
43
25
🏙️ Population
2.38M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 1% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8339th and 8393rd ($541 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6655th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$8360

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$757
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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
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$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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$571
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$745
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$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
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$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545