Ahmedabad vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$182
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
56
72
😀 Quality of life
54
62
🏙️ Population
7.65M
3.01M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 16% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8798th and 8199th ($471 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 20th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5969th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$5075

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$424
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$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515