New Taipei vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$482	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	89	52
🏙️ Population	4.05M	1.64M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 107% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5023rd and 8492nd ($1108 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 252nd and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs South Tangerang

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	New Taipei	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$7419

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

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