Bangkok vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$416	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	74	58
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.24M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 69% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8142nd ($941 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 1221st and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tangerang

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	Bangkok	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$7618

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430