New York City vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$334
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in New York City is 714% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4th and 8595th ($4202 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 15th and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs South Tangerang

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	New York City	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$7220

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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