Singapore City vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.24M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 448% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 129th and 8142nd ($3059 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Singapore and Indonesia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 11th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tangerang

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	Singapore City	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$7618

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430