Shanghai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shanghai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1136	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$602	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1905	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	24.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 97% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4780th and 8030th ($1136 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 571st and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs South Tangerang

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	Shanghai	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1181	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16156	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8893	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.7	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1263	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31401	$8626

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549