South Tangerang vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$250	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$2574
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	50	99
🏙️ Population	1.64M	14.3M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 67% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8109th and 3130th ($567 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan 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 Tokyo. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6644th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Tokyo

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	South Tangerang	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961