Shenzhen vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$478	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	80	43
🏙️ Population	17.7M	1.64M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 71% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5950th and 8367th ($916 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 545th and 6727th 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	$3.06	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$7711

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506