Bekasi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bekasi | Soweto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bekasi is 44% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8240th and 5704th ($555 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5205th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bekasi vs Soweto
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| Bekasi | Soweto | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 95 km or 59 mi | Serang | |
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| 112 km or 70 mi | Cilegon | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Tasikmalaya | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Cirebon | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Banjar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bandar Lampung | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Metro | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Tegal | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Cilacap | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Pekalongan | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Semarang | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Salatiga | |
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| 591 km or 367 mi | Bengkulu | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Blitar | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Batu | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Jambi | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Surabaya | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Malang | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Pasuruan | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Johannesburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Randburg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Sandton | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Benoni | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 56 km or 34 mi | Centurion | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Springs | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pretoria | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Brits | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bethal | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Middelburg | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Welkom | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Gaborone | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kanye | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Molepolole | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 329 km or 204 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Vryheid | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maseru | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Manzini | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Kimberley | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Palapye | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Serowe | |
| 461 km or 286 mi |  Matola | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Maputo | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Durban | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Francistown | |
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