Al Ain vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$560
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
72
😀 Quality of life
79
62
🏙️ Population
767K
3.01M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 88% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5284th and 8199th ($1050 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 20th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 600th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$5075

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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
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$495
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$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