Dhaka vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$106	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$376
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	57	47
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 16% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8745th and 8159th ($456 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 5727th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs South Tangerang

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	Dhaka	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$8139

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511