Bangkok vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$434	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$334
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	74	52
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.64M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 93% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5606th and 8595th ($996 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 2044th and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs South Tangerang

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	Bangkok	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$7220

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477