Beijing vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$648	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$334
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	73	52
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Beijing is 115% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4987th and 8595th ($1108 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 2361st and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs South Tangerang

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	Beijing	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$7220

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

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