Singapore City vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$381
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	89	82
😀 Quality of life	98	50
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.64M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 464% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 109th and 8109th ($3201 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 7th and 6644th 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	$8.79	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$7522

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

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