Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Bekasi, Indonesia

Bekasi vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Bekasi is 9.1% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% more in Bekasi
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Bekasi
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Bekasi
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Bekasi
Childcare: pay 26.2% more in Bekasi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Bekasi
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Bekasi

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Bekasi are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Bekasi.

Bekasi vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bekasi instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 5.4% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR30,094.20	$3.03 IDR51,086.89	+69.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR54,591.58	$3.19 IDR53,775.68	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,618.39	$0.49 IDR8,200.79	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,967.40	$0.31 IDR5,296.90	-24.0%
Average			+5.4%

Indonesia vs. Bekasi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,953.34	$1.12 IDR18,821.49	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR76,549.69	$4.72 IDR79,588.00	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR87,577.81	$4.97 IDR83,794.75	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR27,351.19	$1.75 IDR29,562.49	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,739.98	$1.62 IDR27,368.12	+15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,776.87	$1.38 IDR23,299.92	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,452.56	$0.74 IDR12,488.84	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,694.56	$1.06 IDR17,818.13	+30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,163.74	$0.69 IDR11,586.33	+26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,478.63	$0.72 IDR12,066.04	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,581.11	$1.25 IDR21,123.70	+35.6%
Average			+15.4%

Indonesia vs. Bekasi - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR52,281.27	$3.28 IDR55,380.02	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR204,198.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR407,718,992.57	$25,509.65 IDR430,205,408.41	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR65,505.79	$3.39 IDR57,217.32	-12.7%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR449,683.22	$27.55 IDR464,621.84	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,710,702.38	$260.41 IDR4,391,680.21	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,768,683.33	$154.12 IDR2,599,157.68	-6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR805,855.50	$41.26 IDR695,793.98	-13.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 26.2% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,893,476.94	$137.65 IDR2,321,316.68	+22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR102,218,783.92	$7,876.11 IDR132,825,919.85	+29.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR46,265.62	$2.55 IDR43,020.54	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,887.88	$2.23 IDR37,642.97	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR36,692.94	$2.55 IDR43,020.54	+17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR450,652.07	$19.77 IDR333,409.19	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR53,237.92	$3.19 IDR53,775.68	+1.0%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Bekasi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR707,999.35	$42.25 IDR712,527.71	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR471,935.49	$33.25 IDR560,803.48	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,153,262.91	$87.37 IDR1,473,417.67	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,098,471.70	$86.38 IDR1,456,831.95	+32.6%
Average			+19.9%

Indonesia vs. Bekasi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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