Bekasi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$515
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1286
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$200
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.43M

The cost of living in Bekasi is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8602nd and 4646th ($515 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Bekasi ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4711th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bekasi vs Taipei

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Bekasi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.94
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.49
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7560
$16947

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$627
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$376
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$516
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$552
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$466
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$551
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$468
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$472
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$502
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$469
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$494
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$458
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$424
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$457
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$446
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$452
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$490
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$400
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$436
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$393
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$371
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$381
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$428
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$419
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$428
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$438
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$416
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$402
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$386
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$417
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$520
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$358
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$437
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$450
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$419
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$422
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612