South Tangerang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tangerang	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1319	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$226	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$1411
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	85
😀 Quality of life	52	86
🏙️ Population	1.64M	2.87M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8492nd and 5984th ($536 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan 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 Taichung. South Tangerang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6544th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Taichung

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	South Tangerang	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.75	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.37	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.92	$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.6	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7419	$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$888
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$879
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$889
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$882
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$941
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1108
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$796
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1257
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$910
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$997
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$634
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$903
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$723
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$698
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$634
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$602
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$465
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$464
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$673
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$589
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$677
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$610
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$697
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$665