South Tangerang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tangerang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1441	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$228	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$508	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.9	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$326
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	74
😀 Quality of life	43	63
🏙️ Population	1.64M	3.01M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 2% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8367th and 8233rd ($536 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 15th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ranked 16th vs 2nd best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6727th vs 4691st 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	$1.98	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.18	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.27%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$710	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.17	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7711	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508