Dhaka vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$141	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$381
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8829th and 8109th ($464 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6151st and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$7522

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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