Bekasi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bekasi	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1321	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$202	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	75	24
😀 Quality of life	45	39
🏙️ Population	2.38M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 13% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8501st and 7740th ($518 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6589th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Shaoyang

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	Bekasi	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.84	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7538	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600