Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Brazil

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Bekasi Cost of Living Summary

Sao Bernardo do Campo is 41.3% more expensive than Bekasi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Housing: pay 61.0% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Childcare: pay 44.4% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Sao Bernardo do Campo are more expensive than in Bekasi. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Sao Bernardo do Campo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Bernardo do Campo.

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Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Bekasi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Bernardo do Campo instead of Bekasi, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$7.02 R$35.55	+164.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$9.03 R$45.71	+169.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,070.24	$1.32 R$6.66	+194.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IDR4,214.46	$0.70 R$3.52	+198.0%
Average			+172.3%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,932.16	$1.98 R$10.03	+79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 IDR84,905.69	$5.42 R$27.45	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 IDR76,748.79	$3.80 R$19.22	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR29,319.19	$1.97 R$9.96	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR23,641.41	$2.09 R$10.60	+59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$1.07 R$5.41	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.76 R$3.87	+24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.64 R$3.23	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.62 R$3.16	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.59 R$2.98	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.46 R$2.30	-52.8%
Average			-0.8%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$4.43 R$22.40	+39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.18 IDR202K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$23,856.25 R$121K	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.16 IDR75,154.14	$6.02 R$30.47	+44.6%
Average			+28.4%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.0% more for housing

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$21.07 R$106.66	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.89 IDR4M	$341.12 R$1,726.91	+66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.38 IDR2M	$250.82 R$1,269.79	+92.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.70 IDR879K	$50.65 R$256.41	+4.0%
Average			+61.0%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of housing

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pay 44.4% more for childcare

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.52 IDR2M	$334.43 R$1,693.05	+160.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$6,581.59 R$33,319.29	-19.8%
Average			+44.4%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of childcare

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.41 R$12.19	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$1.81 R$9.14	+19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$2.26 R$11.43	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.83 IDR286K	$24.53 R$124.19	+54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.22 R$36.57	+115.5%
Average			+36.4%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Bekasi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$39.13 R$198.09	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.13 IDR580K	$48.83 R$247.19	+52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$90.34 R$457.32	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.99 IDR2M	$76.92 R$389.40	-19.0%
Average			-0.8%

Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of clothing

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