Bekasi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$5531
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	75	87
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.39M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8501st and 36th ($518 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6589th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs San Diego

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	Bekasi	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$28706

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Cities near Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$701
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$536
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759