Phuket vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$555	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	79
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.24M

The cost of living in Phuket is 83% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5497th and 8373rd ($1010 vs $552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Tangerang ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6330th and 5026th 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	$5.76	$1.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$8.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$2.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$7465

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$516
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$627
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$376
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$515
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$466
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$472
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$469
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$551
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$468
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$502
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$424
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$494
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$458
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$457
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$446
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$452
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$393
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$371
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$490
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$400
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$381
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$438
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$419
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$417
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$428
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$416
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$402
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$386
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$437
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$450
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$419
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$422