Bekasi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$213
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
38
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.54M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 42% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8240th and 8997th ($555 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 78th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Ranked 4th vs 25th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 5205th vs 7095th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$7422

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Jakarta
$699
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$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

Cities near Palembang

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584