Bekasi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bekasi Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$228
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1631
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
67
48
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.27M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8341st and 5251st ($556 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 4833rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bekasi vs Soweto

Prices for goods and services in Bekasi and Soweto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bekasi Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$4370

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bekasi

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Jakarta
$684
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$391
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$536
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$609
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$467
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$536
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$487
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$515
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$478
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$417
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$478
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$470
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$474
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$499
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$424
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$405
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$388
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$405
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$439
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$445
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$453
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$456
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$439
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$419
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$408
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$439
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$549
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$379
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$459
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$476
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$411
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$419
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950