South Tangerang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tangerang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$516	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$334	$4188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	1.64M	5.45M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8595th and 370th ($516 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6514th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	South Tangerang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.24	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$816	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.99	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.84	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7220	$25164

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863