Bekasi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$207
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
43
57
🏙️ Population
2.38M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 27% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8339th and 6689th ($541 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6655th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.41
🥤 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
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$8325

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$757
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$419
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$577
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$605
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$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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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768