Phuket vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$484	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$376
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	80
😀 Quality of life	55	47
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.64M

The cost of living in Phuket is 60% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6130th and 8159th ($870 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 5986th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs South Tangerang

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	Phuket	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.16	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$8139

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511