South Tangerang vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	South Tangerang	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$516	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1257	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$225	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.1	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$334	$203
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	13
😀 Quality of life	52	46
🏙️ Population	1.64M	948K

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 47% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8595th and 5785th ($516 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Indonesia and Laos, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. South Tangerang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6514th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Vientiane

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	South Tangerang	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.24	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1470	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$816	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.8	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.99	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.84	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7220	$9878

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375