Sydney vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	100	58
🏙️ Population	4.84M	2.24M

The cost of living in Sydney is 355% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 745th and 8142nd ($2539 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 2nd and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tangerang

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	Sydney	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$7618

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

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