Beijing vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$596	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	77	41
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Beijing is 85% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5141st and 8030th ($1067 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 763rd and 6811th 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	$4.04	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$8626

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549