South Tangerang vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$250	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1127
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	82	70
😀 Quality of life	50	71
🏙️ Population	1.64M	12.7M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 27% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8109th and 6778th ($567 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 31st in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6644th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Suzhou

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	South Tangerang	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610