Brisbane vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	83
😀 Quality of life	98	52
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.64M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 323% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 1349th and 8492nd ($2269 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs South Tangerang

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	Brisbane	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$7419

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495