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Bekasi vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bekasi is 28.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Bekasi
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Bekasi
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Bekasi
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Bekasi
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Bekasi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Bekasi
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Bekasi

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

Bekasi vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Bekasi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.50 IDR8,280.88	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	-58.6%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bekasi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$1.16 IDR19,241.75	+36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$4.41 IDR73,463.21	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$4.55 IDR75,694.40	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$1.71 IDR28,404.07	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	+62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.67 IDR11,148.24	+56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	+241.6%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Moscow	Bekasi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	$11.94 IDR198,741.04	-67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$23,995.26 IDR399,469,496.09	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$3.94 IDR65,584.54	-31.2%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Bekasi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	+216.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$298.45 IDR4,968,526.07	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$179.07 IDR2,981,115.64	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$47.90 IDR797,434.52	-56.7%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bekasi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$95.50 IDR1,589,928.34	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$7,879.04 IDR131,169,088.27	-44.8%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bekasi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$3.13 IDR52,169.52	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$1.70 IDR28,320.60	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$2.81 IDR46,704.15	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$16.91 IDR281,549.81	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	-45.4%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bekasi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$34.62 IDR576,349.02	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	-44.5%
Average			-34.4%

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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: December 2025

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