Bekasi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$213
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
2.38M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 32% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8240th and 6622nd ($555 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5205th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Nairobi

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Bekasi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.45
🥤 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
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$8707

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$699
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$400
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$567
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$665
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$561
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820