Bekasi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$213
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$944
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
7
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
2.38M
77.6K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 45% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8240th and 5469th ($555 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5205th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$14328

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866