Tangerang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tangerang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1557	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$342	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.1	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	5
😀 Quality of life	64	42
🏙️ Population	2.24M	115K

The cost of living in Tangerang is 58% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7324th and 8940th ($665 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Tangerang ranked 5th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5438th and 7547th 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	$1.8	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.64	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$443	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.86%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$540	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.19	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.7	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.36	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7819	$653

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Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$567
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$699
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$400
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$555
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$511
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$561
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$490
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$534
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$429
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$523
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$488
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$482
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$478
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$411
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$390
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$488
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$422
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$409
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$461
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$456
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$444
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$447
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$440
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$413
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$409
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$551
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$384
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$457
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$470
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$413
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$420

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289