Tangerang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tangerang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$263	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	75	5
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	2.24M	115K

The cost of living in Tangerang is 56% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7726th and 9013th ($605 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Tangerang compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Tangerang ranked 5th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5630th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tangerang vs Thimphu

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	Tangerang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1527	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.84	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.63	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9006	$691

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Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$577
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$757
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$419
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$541
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$553
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$522
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$530
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$571
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$438
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$517
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$512
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$508
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$506
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$441
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$420
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$550
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$447
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$434
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$507
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$499
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$487
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$470
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$512
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$427
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$558
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$388
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$495
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$518
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$458
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$459

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284