Bekasi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$207
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
43
79
🏙️ Population
2.38M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8339th and 4780th ($541 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6655th and 571st 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
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$31401

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$757
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$419
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774