Surat vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surat	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1163	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$519	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$306
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	78
😀 Quality of life	48	58
🏙️ Population	5.94M	2.24M

The cost of living in Surat is 38% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6559th and 8142nd ($771 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surat compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Surat ranked 48th best city to live in India vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6336th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Tangerang

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	Surat	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.4	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.5	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.88%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$637	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.71	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.06	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.06	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.61	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.87	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.8	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1261	$7618

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Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430