Foshan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$230	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	93	83
😀 Quality of life	72	52
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.64M

The cost of living in Foshan is 14% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7844th and 8492nd ($611 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 16th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 3253rd and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs South Tangerang

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	Foshan	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$7419

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

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