Kaohsiung vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$353	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$334
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	80	83
😀 Quality of life	88	52
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 88% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5770th and 8595th ($971 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 281st and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs South Tangerang

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	Kaohsiung	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$7220

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$938
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$844
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$904
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$884
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$868
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$874
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$942
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$687
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$921
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$889
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$792
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$892
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1123
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$643
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$729
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$979
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$673
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$612
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$474
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$679
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$473
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$600
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$705
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$672
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$682
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$640
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$689
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$954
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$717
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$403
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$777
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$774
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$638
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$617

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477