Canberra vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	381K	1.64M

The cost of living in Canberra is 256% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 1949th and 8109th ($2019 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 9th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 413th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs South Tangerang

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	Canberra	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$7522

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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