New York City vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$322
😷 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 685% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4th and 8492nd ($4207 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.2 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 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 6544th 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	$23.6	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$7419

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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