Bekasi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$556
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$228
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
85
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 42% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8341st and 5984th ($556 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bekasi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4833rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Taichung

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Bekasi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8179
$17495

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$467
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$502
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$488
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$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
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$495

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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
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$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
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$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$697
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$661
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$665