Beijing vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1557
🏠 One person rent	$589	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.24M

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5355th and 7324th ($1029 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 2546th and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Tangerang

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	Beijing	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$7819

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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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$567
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$699
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$400
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$555
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$511
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$561
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$490
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$534
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$429
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$523
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$488
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$482
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$478
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$411
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$390
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$488
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$422
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$409
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$461
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$456
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$444
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$447
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$440
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$413
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$409
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$551
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$384
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$457
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$470
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$413
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$420