Jakarta vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jakarta	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$699	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1692	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$324	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$381
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	80	82
😀 Quality of life	67	50
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.64M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 23% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7091st and 8109th ($699 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ranked 2nd vs 15th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 4721st vs 6644th 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	$2.95	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.46	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$970	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.8	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8840	$7522

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

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