Shenzhen vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenzhen	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2307	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$456	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$808	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$969	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	17.5M	1.64M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 55% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6334th and 8109th ($878 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 1094th and 6644th 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	$3.52	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$619	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1122	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.5	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12494	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5776	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.58	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22402	$7522

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634

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