Chongqing vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$205	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	76	83
😀 Quality of life	74	52
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 12% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7933rd and 8492nd ($601 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 16th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2353rd and 6544th 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	$2.89	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$7419

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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