Foshan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$222	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.64M

The cost of living in Foshan is 4% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7909th and 8109th ($589 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 2948th and 6644th 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	$3.18	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$7522

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

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