South Tangerang vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tangerang	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$237	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$511	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$376	$1509
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	80	62
😀 Quality of life	47	44
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.27M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 38% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8159th and 6110th ($545 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th 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 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6481st and 6750th 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	$1.72	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.34	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.8%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1826	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$912	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.39	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$118	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8139	$2867

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952