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Stellenbosch vs. Bekasi Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 78.8% more expensive than Bekasi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Stellenbosch

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

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Stellenbosch vs. Bekasi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+171.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$4.81 ZAR79.29	+43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,070.24	$0.96 ZAR15.86	+115.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IDR4,214.46	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+217.5%
Average			+115.5%

Bekasi vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,932.16	$1.13 ZAR18.58	+2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 IDR84,905.69	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 IDR76,748.79	$4.99 ZAR82.36	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR29,319.19	$2.88 ZAR47.44	+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR23,641.41	$2.63 ZAR43.46	+101.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.79 ZAR13.03	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.65 ZAR10.79	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.77 ZAR12.72	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.71 ZAR11.69	+14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.48 ZAR7.86	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.68 ZAR11.24	-29.3%
Average			+0.7%

Bekasi vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.30 ZAR87.50	+67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.18 IDR202K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.16 IDR75,154.14	$12.62 ZAR208.13	+203.1%
Average			+80.6%

Bekasi vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$34.05 ZAR561.70	+77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.89 IDR4M	$681.00 ZAR11,232.40	+232.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.38 IDR2M	$480.71 ZAR7,928.76	+268.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.70 IDR879K	$77.26 ZAR1,274.26	+58.6%
Average			+200.5%

Bekasi vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of housing

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.52 IDR2M	$261.38 ZAR4,311.26	+103.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$2,343.44 ZAR38,652.68	-71.5%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.70 ZAR44.60	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$2.06 ZAR33.94	+35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$3.61 ZAR59.47	+34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.83 IDR286K	$28.54 ZAR470.77	+80.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$8.71 ZAR143.71	+159.9%
Average			+63.5%

Bekasi vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Bekasi	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$52.84 ZAR871.52	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.13 IDR580K	$29.04 ZAR479.03	-9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+56.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.99 IDR2M	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	-5.1%
Average			+4.9%

Bekasi vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of clothing

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