South Tangerang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	South Tangerang	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1441	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$228	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$508	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.9	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$1362
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	73
😀 Quality of life	43	81
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.87M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 34% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8367th and 6380th ($536 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 10th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. South Tangerang ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6727th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Tainan

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	South Tangerang	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.98	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.18	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.27%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$710	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.17	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7711	$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682