Shanghai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shanghai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3104	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$605	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$931	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	77	50
🏙️ Population	24.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 99% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4879th and 8109th ($1128 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 1383rd and 6644th 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	$4.7	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$848	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1510	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.36%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14877	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7318	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.8	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.41	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.7	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27624	$7522

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502