Bekasi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$552
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1382
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$232
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$428
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
2.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 32% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8106th and 6358th ($552 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5174th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.19
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1893
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8525
$1785

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$573
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$480
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$547
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$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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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
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$308
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$400
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$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
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$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
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$352
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$370
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$361