Bangalore vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$249	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	74	72
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	12.3M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 4% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8023rd and 8199th ($578 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3393rd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Surabaya

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	Bangalore	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$5075

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Surabaya

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