Bekasi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$552
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1382
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$232
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$428
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
62
82
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8106th and 3028th ($552 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5174th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.19
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1893
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8525
$5193

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$718
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$393
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$545
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$573
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$547
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$500
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$512
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$512
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$493
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$495
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$426
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$422
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$474
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$479
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$570
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$403
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$427
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$450
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$457
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$383
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$476
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$440
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$439
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$521
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$427
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$459
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$403
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$479
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$522
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$383
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$454
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$469
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$444
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$442
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541