Bekasi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$228
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
76
8
😀 Quality of life
67
56
🏙️ Population
2.38M
77.6K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 48% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8341st and 5233rd ($556 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 4833rd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Phuket

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Bekasi Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$16566

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$684
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$391
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$536
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$609
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$467
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$536
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$487
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$515
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$478
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$417
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$499
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$424
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$388
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$405
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$439
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$445
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$453
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$456
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$439
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$419
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$408
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$439
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$379
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$459
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$476
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
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$764
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$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
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$981