South Tangerang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$250	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	5
😀 Quality of life	50	42
🏙️ Population	1.64M	115K

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 35% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8109th and 8940th ($567 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6644th and 7547th 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	$2.08	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$653

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289