South Tangerang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	South Tangerang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$247	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$570
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	80	5
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.64M	115K

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 49% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8030th and 9013th ($577 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. South Tangerang ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6811th and 6232nd 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	$1.92	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.37	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$836	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.7	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.34	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8626	$691

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284