Beijing vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$575	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	75	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.24M

The cost of living in Beijing is 82% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5387th and 8142nd ($1016 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 989th and 5471st 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	$3.86	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$7618

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430