Chongqing vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$180	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	87	82
😀 Quality of life	74	50
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 1% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8185th and 8109th ($561 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 9th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 2237th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs South Tangerang

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	Chongqing	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$7522

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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