Guangzhou vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$354	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	74	52
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.64M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6835th and 8492nd ($782 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 16th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2285th and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs South Tangerang

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	Guangzhou	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$7419

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

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