South Tangerang vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$990
🏠 One person rent	$250	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$271
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	40
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	1.64M	5.94M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 20% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8109th and 7068th ($567 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.4 months in Surat. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6644th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Surat

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	South Tangerang	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$922

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333