Bekasi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$207
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
73
7
😀 Quality of life
43
53
🏙️ Population
2.38M
77.6K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 45% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8339th and 5798th ($541 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6655th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.47
🥤 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
$197
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$13132

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$757
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$419
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$577
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$605
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$553
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$596
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$530
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$524
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$571
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$522
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$551
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$517
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$438
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$512
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$508
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$506
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$550
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$447
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$453
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$441
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$420
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$434
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$485
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$507
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$487
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$530
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$470
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$512
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$427
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$499
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$558
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$388
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$495
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$518
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$458
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$459
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892