South Tangerang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tangerang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$516	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$225	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.1	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$334	$382
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	83	63
😀 Quality of life	52	43
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.27M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 50% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8595th and 5331st ($516 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 7th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. South Tangerang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6514th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Soweto

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	South Tangerang	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.24	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$816	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.99	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.84	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7220	$5012

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965