South Tangerang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tangerang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1319	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$4145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	52	98
🏙️ Population	1.64M	5.45M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8492nd and 348th ($536 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in South Tangerang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. South Tangerang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6544th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Sydney

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	South Tangerang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.75	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.37	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.92	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.6	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7419	$21946

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864