Bekasi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$207
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
43
83
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8339th and 3679th ($541 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th 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 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6655th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$5054

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$757
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$419
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$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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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507