Jakarta vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$375	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	63	41
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.64M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 31% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6641st and 8030th ($757 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ranked 1st vs 16th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 4600th vs 6811th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs South Tangerang

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	Jakarta	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$8626

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

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