Shenzhen vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shenzhen	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2444	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$507	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$900	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1024	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	77	52
🏙️ Population	17.5M	1.64M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 75% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6106th and 8492nd ($939 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 1113th and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs South Tangerang

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	Shenzhen	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1182	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13180	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5913	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.54	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.7	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22916	$7419

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495