South Tangerang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$250	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$360
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	75
😀 Quality of life	50	68
🏙️ Population	1.64M	3.01M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 3% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8109th and 8275th ($567 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Ranked 15th vs 1st best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6644th vs 4631st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Surabaya

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	South Tangerang	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502