Beijing vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$589	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Beijing is 81% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5355th and 8109th ($1029 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 2546th and 6644th 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	$4.24	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$7522

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502