South Tangerang vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tangerang	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1441	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$228	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$508	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.9	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$444
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	40
😀 Quality of life	43	48
🏙️ Population	1.64M	5.94M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 30% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8367th and 6559th ($536 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. South Tangerang ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6727th and 6336th 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	$1.98	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.18	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.27%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$710	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.17	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7711	$1261

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340