Canberra vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1459
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$279
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	79
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	381K	2.24M

The cost of living in Canberra is 265% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7868th ($2223 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 479th and 5230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Tangerang

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	Canberra	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$99.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$8077

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$684
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$391
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$556
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$467
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$488
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$487
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$551
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$502
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$536
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$417
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$478
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$478
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$470
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$474
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$405
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$388
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$499
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$424
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$405
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$456
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$445
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$439
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$453
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$439
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$419
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$408
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$379
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$459
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$476
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$411
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$419