Shanghai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shanghai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3757	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$635	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1613	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$376
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	24.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 118% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4461st and 8159th ($1190 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 558th and 6481st 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	$4.9	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2595	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1269	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17366	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9346	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.16	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28143	$8139

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511