Bangkok vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$405	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$376
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	80
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.64M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5960th and 8159th ($902 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 1087th and 6481st 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	$2.64	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$8139

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511