Sydney vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1459
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$279
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	79
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	5.45M	2.24M

The cost of living in Sydney is 367% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 348th and 7868th ($2844 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 5230th 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	$15.8	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$1403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$99.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$8077

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$684
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$391
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$556
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$467
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$488
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$487
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$551
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$502
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$536
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$417
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$478
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$478
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$470
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$474
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$405
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$388
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$499
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$424
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$405
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$456
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$445
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$439
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$453
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$439
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$419
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$408
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$379
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$459
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$476
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$411
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$419