Chengdu vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$252	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 12% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7530th and 8109th ($635 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 9th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 1800th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs South Tangerang

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	Chengdu	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$7522

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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