Dubai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	64	80
😀 Quality of life	86	41
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dubai is 300% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 1098th and 8030th ($2309 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 306th and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs South Tangerang

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	Dubai	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$8626

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549