South Tangerang vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$1423
🏠 One person rent	$250	$275
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$330
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	57
😀 Quality of life	50	49
🏙️ Population	1.64M	116K

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 9% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8109th and 7598th ($567 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6644th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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	South Tangerang	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$506

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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 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Colombo	$646
23 km or 14 mi	Gampaha	$420
36 km or 22 mi	Negombo	$469
49 km or 30 mi	Beruwala	$590
91 km or 57 mi	Kandy	$440
101 km or 63 mi	Galle	$512
126 km or 78 mi	Matara	$479
169 km or 105 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
235 km or 146 mi	Trincomalee	$530
287 km or 178 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
308 km or 192 mi	Nagercoil	$279
317 km or 197 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
377 km or 234 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
390 km or 242 mi	Madurai	$347
407 km or 253 mi	Varkala	$308
428 km or 266 mi	Kollam	$253
440 km or 274 mi	Dindigul	$310
442 km or 274 mi	Thanjavur	$275
457 km or 284 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
479 km or 297 mi	Kottayam	$300
525 km or 326 mi	Kochi	$382
526 km or 327 mi	Ernakulam	$351
540 km or 335 mi	Cuddalore	$300
542 km or 336 mi	Tiruppur	$347
550 km or 342 mi	Erode	$286
559 km or 348 mi	Coimbatore	$326
559 km or 348 mi	Pondicherry	$327
562 km or 349 mi	Salem	$295
573 km or 356 mi	Thrissur	$356
624 km or 388 mi	Malappuram	$286
664 km or 413 mi	Kozhikode	$321
676 km or 420 mi	Vellore	$235
689 km or 428 mi	Chennai	$437
700 km or 435 mi	Mysore	$346
706 km or 439 mi	Chittoor	$291
721 km or 448 mi	Bangalore	$524
745 km or 463 mi	Kannur	$317
753 km or 468 mi	Tirupati	$327
755 km or 469 mi	Madanapalle	$327
767 km or 476 mi	Hulhumale	$1445