South Tangerang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tangerang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$516	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$998
🏠 One person rent	$225	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.1	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$334	$351
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	83	5
😀 Quality of life	52	43
🏙️ Population	1.64M	115K

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 25% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8595th and 8941st ($516 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. South Tangerang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6514th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Thimphu

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	South Tangerang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.24	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$816	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.99	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.84	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7220	$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274