Ahmedabad vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ahmedabad	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$452	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1122	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$166	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.1	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$467	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	57	74
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	7.65M	3.01M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 18% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8848th and 8233rd ($452 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 15th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5984th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Surabaya

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	Ahmedabad	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.12	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.86%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.6	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1659	$5490

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$382
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$389
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$371
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$311
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$310
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$771
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$286
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$311
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$288
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$324
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$298
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$340
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$367
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$378
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$333
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$333
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$348
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$366
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$284
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$381
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$279
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$350
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$716
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$363
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$334
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$513
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$295
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$331
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$376
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$325
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$297
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$350

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508