Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Malta

Msida vs. Bekasi Cost of Living Summary

Msida is 2.6 times more expensive than Bekasi.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Msida
Groceries: pay 54.0% more in Msida
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Msida
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Msida
Childcare: pay 96.8% more in Msida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Msida
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Msida

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Msida are more expensive than in Bekasi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Msida.

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Msida vs. Bekasi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bekasi	Msida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$11.20 €9.97	+321.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$10.92 €9.72	+225.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,070.24	$2.24 €1.99	+401.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IDR4,214.46	$1.12 €1.00	+379.6%
Average			+297.1%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.0% more for groceries

	Bekasi	Msida
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,932.16	$1.33 €1.18	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 IDR84,905.69	$4.13 €3.67	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 IDR76,748.79	$4.32 €3.85	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR29,319.19	$2.69 €2.39	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR23,641.41	$4.73 €4.21	+261.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$1.90 €1.69	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$1.26 €1.12	+104.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$1.64 €1.46	+39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.53 €1.36	+146.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$1.13 €1.00	+80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.91 €0.81	-5.1%
Average			+54.0%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bekasi	Msida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.68 €5.06	+79.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.18 IDR202K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	+77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.16 IDR75,154.14	$23.51 €20.93	+464.8%
Average			+108.1%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Bekasi	Msida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$27.99 €24.92	+46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.89 IDR4M	$1,049.75 €934.32	+412.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.38 IDR2M	$906.99 €807.25	+595.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.70 IDR879K	$63.68 €56.68	+30.8%
Average			+343.1%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of housing

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pay 96.8% more for childcare

	Bekasi	Msida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.52 IDR2M	$367.05 €326.69	+185.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	+35.6%
Average			+96.8%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bekasi	Msida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$4.53 €4.04	+80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$2.22 €1.98	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$6.78 €6.04	+152.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.83 IDR286K	$55.99 €49.83	+253.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$10.08 €8.97	+200.6%
Average			+140.6%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Bekasi	Msida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$87.34 €77.74	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.13 IDR580K	$40.59 €36.13	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$99.84 €88.86	+30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.99 IDR2M	$78.38 €69.76	-17.5%
Average			+19.3%

Bekasi vs. Msida - Cost of clothing

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