Bekasi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$213
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$356
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
77
5
😀 Quality of life
65
42
🏙️ Population
2.38M
115K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 32% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8240th and 8940th ($555 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bekasi compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bekasi ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5205th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8003
$653

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$699
27 km or 16 mi Depok
$400
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$567
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$665
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289