South Tangerang vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	South Tangerang	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1319	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$226	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$811
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	17
😀 Quality of life	52	45
🏙️ Population	1.64M	6.71M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 42% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8492nd and 6200th ($536 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 15th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. South Tangerang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 6544th and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Yancheng

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	South Tangerang	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.75	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.37	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.92	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.6	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7419	$18853

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002