Bekasi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$990
🏠 One person rent
$213
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
2.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 21% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8240th and 7068th ($555 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Surat. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 5205th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$922

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$699
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$400
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$567
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$665
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$480
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$561
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$490
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$517
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$534
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$511
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$523
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$488
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$429
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$482
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$478
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$471
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$488
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$422
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$445
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$411
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$390
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$409
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$448
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$456
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$447
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$461
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$440
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$413
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$409
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$444
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$551
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$384
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$457
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$470
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$413
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$420
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333