Bekasi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$6742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	80
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	2.38M	737K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 83% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8501st and 158th ($518 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6589th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Seattle

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	Bekasi	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093