Bandung vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$990
🏠 One person rent
$212
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
61
55
🏙️ Population
2.88M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bandung is 24% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8422nd and 7068th ($534 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 5755th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Surat

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Bandung Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.52
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$922

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$490
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333