Singapore City vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1557
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	75
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.24M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 425% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 133rd and 7917th ($3007 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Singapore and Indonesia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.6 months in Tangerang. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tangerang ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 4th and 5383rd 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	$9.57	$1.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$51.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$8582

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$545
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$718
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$393
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$552
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$512
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$493
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$547
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$422
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$495
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$426
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$478
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$479
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$450
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$457
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$570
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$403
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$383
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$521
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$440
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$479
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$439
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$427
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$459
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$403
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$522
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$383
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$454
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$469
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$444
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$442