Bekasi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$228
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
67
75
🏙️ Population
2.38M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 51% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8341st and 4971st ($556 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4833rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Shanghai

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Bekasi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$27781

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$391
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$536
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$609
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$467
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$551
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$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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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765