Melbourne vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	100	52
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.64M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 366% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 893rd and 8492nd ($2496 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 1st and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs South Tangerang

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	Melbourne	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$7419

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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