South Tangerang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$250	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1672
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	82	63
😀 Quality of life	50	45
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.27M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 42% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8109th and 5704th ($567 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6644th and 7050th 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	$2.08	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$3811

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915