Shanghai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Shanghai South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$636
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$377
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$334
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
83
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.64M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 122% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4880th and 8595th ($1147 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1178th and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Shanghai vs South Tangerang

Prices for goods and services in Shanghai and South Tangerang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Shanghai South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$7220

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi Tangerang
$552
16 km or 10 mi Jakarta
$627
16 km or 10 mi Depok
$376
32 km or 20 mi Bekasi
$515
36 km or 22 mi Bogor
$466
66 km or 41 mi Serang
$472
74 km or 46 mi Sukabumi
$551
84 km or 52 mi Cilegon
$469
112 km or 69 mi Cimahi
$468
119 km or 74 mi Bandung
$502
187 km or 116 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
201 km or 125 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
204 km or 127 mi Metro
$424
210 km or 130 mi Cirebon
$494
234 km or 145 mi Banjar
$458
274 km or 171 mi Tegal
$457
299 km or 186 mi Cilacap
$446
333 km or 207 mi Pekalongan
$452
415 km or 258 mi Semarang
$490
420 km or 261 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
434 km or 270 mi Salatiga
$400
436 km or 271 mi Yogyakarta
$436
459 km or 285 mi Pagar Alam
$428
474 km or 295 mi Surakarta
$381
542 km or 336 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
551 km or 342 mi Madiun
$419
566 km or 352 mi Bengkulu
$438
608 km or 378 mi Kediri
$428
626 km or 389 mi Jambi
$417
632 km or 393 mi Blitar
$416
645 km or 400 mi Mojokerto
$402
664 km or 413 mi Batu
$386
673 km or 418 mi Surabaya
$520
678 km or 421 mi Malang
$358
699 km or 435 mi Pasuruan
$437
735 km or 457 mi Probolinggo
$450
755 km or 469 mi Pontianak
$419
838 km or 521 mi Singkawang
$422
840 km or 522 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477