New York City vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	98	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in New York City is 641% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4th and 8109th ($4203 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 11th and 6644th 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	$23.2	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$7522

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502