Bekasi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1321
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$202
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$5544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
2.38M
8.8M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8501st and 3rd ($518 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6589th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs New York City

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Bekasi New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.6
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.84
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.9
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.11%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.5
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.15
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.63
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7538
$21465

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$701
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$385
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$536
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$558
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$513
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$563
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$500
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$492
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$545
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$488
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$521
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$490
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$432
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$480
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$474
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$471
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$493
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$421
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$408
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$417
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$395
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$417
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$458
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$486
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$464
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$500
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$453
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$505
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$410
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$458
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$365
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$510
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$614
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$427
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$430
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
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$3111