South Tangerang vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tangerang	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$516	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$225	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$334	$1536
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	1.64M	2.36M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 48% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8595th and 5651st ($516 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. South Tangerang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6514th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Taoyuan

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	South Tangerang	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.24	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$816	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.99	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.84	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7220	$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473