Cost of living comparison

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Tangerang vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Tangerang is 9.8% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Tangerang
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Tangerang
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Tangerang
Housing: pay 42.6% more in Tangerang
Childcare: pay 12.7% more in Tangerang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Tangerang
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Tangerang

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Tangerang are more expensive than in Indonesia.

Tangerang vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tangerang instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	+2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.55 IDR9,191.77	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	-21.0%
Average			-4.4%

Indonesia vs. Tangerang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$4.41 IDR73,463.21	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$4.55 IDR75,665.71	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.54 IDR25,682.76	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.26 IDR21,034.42	+6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.65 IDR10,817.70	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$1.04 IDR17,278.28	+26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.56 IDR9,365.33	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	+32.0%
Average			+4.6%

Indonesia vs. Tangerang - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.05 IDR50,713.32	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$8.06 IDR134,150.20	-28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$4.36 IDR72,540.48	+8.9%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 42.6% more for housing

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$21.92 IDR364,938.24	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$487.47 IDR8,115,259.25	+75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$238.76 IDR3,974,820.86	+45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	+49.0%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$99.48 IDR1,656,175.36	-3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$7,759.66 IDR129,181,677.84	+28.8%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.81 IDR46,704.15	+21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$21.89 IDR364,358.58	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	+6.7%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Tangerang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$42.28 IDR703,874.53	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$71.29 IDR1,186,815.26	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$74.61 IDR1,242,131.52	+13.1%
Average			+7.4%

Indonesia vs. Tangerang - Cost of clothing

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