Singapore City vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$322
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	97	52
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.64M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 482% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 154th and 8492nd ($3119 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Singapore and Indonesia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5th and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs South Tangerang

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	Singapore City	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$7419

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

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