Phuket vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$573	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	8	83
😀 Quality of life	56	52
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.64M

The cost of living in Phuket is 98% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8492nd ($1059 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6325th and 6544th 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	$6.74	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$7419

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

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