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Seremban vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Seremban is 13.2% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Seremban
Groceries: pay 33.2% more in Seremban
Transportation: pay 53.0% more in Seremban
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Seremban
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Seremban
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Seremban
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Seremban

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Seremban are more expensive than in Tangerang. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Seremban. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Seremban.

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Seremban vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Seremban
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$3.67 MYR14.99	+162.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$3.67 MYR14.99	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.81 MYR3.31	+79.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,623.58	$0.43 MYR1.77	+68.8%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

	Tangerang	Seremban
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IDR18,746.50	$1.08 MYR4.40	+3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$9.06 MYR37.01	+91.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 IDR79,427.92	$6.72 MYR27.42	+52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 IDR26,165.24	$1.70 MYR6.92	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR23,908.33	$2.00 MYR8.16	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 IDR18,226.76	$1.52 MYR6.19	+50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,846.46	$0.59 MYR2.42	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR12,964.64	$2.18 MYR8.91	+204.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,550.00	$0.61 MYR2.49	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,770.20	$0.48 MYR1.96	-1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.53 MYR2.15	-45.3%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 53.0% more for transportation

	Tangerang	Seremban
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$2.54 MYR10.38	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.38 IDR151K	$24.47 MYR99.92	+191.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+96.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.76 IDR85,998.53	$6.61 MYR26.98	+38.7%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Tangerang	Seremban
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$28.56 MYR116.62	+49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.27 IDR6M	$183.53 MYR749.38	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$134.11 IDR2M	$122.35 MYR499.58	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 IDR900K	$33.69 MYR137.56	-32.4%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Tangerang	Seremban
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.30 IDR2M	$179.45 MYR732.72	+90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$4,465.82 MYR18,234.82	-45.6%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Seremban
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$3.67 MYR14.99	+46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$2.91 MYR11.87	+91.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$4.26 MYR17.39	+50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.76 IDR303K	$66.34 MYR270.89	+295.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$4.40 MYR17.99	+57.6%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Tangerang	Seremban
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.12 IDR706K	$48.94 MYR199.83	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$16.52 MYR67.44	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$81.36 MYR332.22	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 IDR1M	$85.65 MYR349.71	+20.9%
Average			-2.0%

Tangerang vs. Seremban - Cost of clothing

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