Phuket vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1557
🏠 One person rent	$544	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.24M

The cost of living in Phuket is 53% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5469th and 7324th ($1014 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6129th and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Tangerang

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	Phuket	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$7819

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$567
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$699
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$400
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$555
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$511
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$561
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$490
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$534
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$429
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$523
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$488
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$482
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$478
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$411
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$390
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$488
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$422
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$409
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$461
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$456
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$444
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$447
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$440
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$413
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$409
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$551
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$384
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$457
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$470
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$413
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$420