South Tangerang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tangerang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$516	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$225	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.1	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$334	$589
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	44
😀 Quality of life	52	64
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.4M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 45% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8595th and 6046th ($516 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. South Tangerang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6514th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	South Tangerang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.24	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$816	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.99	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.84	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7220	$8817

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672