New Taipei vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$1557
🏠 One person rent	$510	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.24M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 71% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 4867th and 7324th ($1135 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 387th and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tangerang

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	New Taipei	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$7819

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$567
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$699
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$400
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$555
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$511
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$561
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$490
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$534
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$429
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$523
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$488
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$482
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$478
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$411
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$390
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$488
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$422
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$409
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$461
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$456
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$444
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$447
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$440
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$413
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$409
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$551
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$384
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$457
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$470
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$413
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$420