Beijing vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$605	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$376
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Beijing is 95% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4887th and 8159th ($1065 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 583rd and 6481st 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	$3.9	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$8139

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

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