Bekasi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$515
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1286
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$200
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
67
76
🏙️ Population
2.38M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8602nd and 4880th ($515 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4711th and 1178th 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
$2.17
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.94
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.49
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7560
$27610

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17 km or 11 mi Jakarta
$627
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$376
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$516
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$552
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$466
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$468
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$472
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$502
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$469
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$494
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$458
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$424
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$457
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$446
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$452
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$490
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$400
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$436
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$393
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$371
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$381
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$428
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$419
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$428
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$438
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$416
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$402
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$386
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$417
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$520
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$358
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$437
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$450
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$419
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$422
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789