Bekasi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bekasi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1396
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$207
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
43
50
🏙️ Population
2.38M
115K

The cost of living in Bekasi is 40% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8339th and 9013th ($541 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bekasi compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Bekasi ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6655th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bekasi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.82
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8916
$691

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$757
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$419
32 km or 20 mi South Tangerang
$577
41 km or 26 mi Tangerang
$605
46 km or 29 mi Bogor
$553
77 km or 48 mi Sukabumi
$596
93 km or 58 mi Cimahi
$530
95 km or 59 mi Serang
$524
101 km or 63 mi Bandung
$571
112 km or 70 mi Cilegon
$522
180 km or 112 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
181 km or 113 mi Cirebon
$551
211 km or 131 mi Banjar
$517
212 km or 132 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
225 km or 140 mi Metro
$438
246 km or 153 mi Tegal
$512
277 km or 172 mi Cilacap
$508
304 km or 189 mi Pekalongan
$506
386 km or 240 mi Semarang
$550
406 km or 252 mi Salatiga
$447
410 km or 255 mi Yogyakarta
$453
437 km or 271 mi Prabumulih
$441
438 km or 272 mi Palembang
$420
447 km or 278 mi Surakarta
$434
482 km or 300 mi Pagar Alam
$485
523 km or 325 mi Madiun
$507
563 km or 350 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
580 km or 361 mi Kediri
$487
591 km or 367 mi Bengkulu
$530
605 km or 376 mi Blitar
$470
615 km or 382 mi Mojokerto
$512
636 km or 395 mi Batu
$427
639 km or 397 mi Jambi
$499
644 km or 400 mi Surabaya
$558
650 km or 404 mi Malang
$388
670 km or 417 mi Pasuruan
$495
707 km or 439 mi Probolinggo
$518
738 km or 459 mi Pontianak
$458
823 km or 511 mi Singkawang
$459
844 km or 524 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284