Bangkok vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$416	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 71% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8233rd ($941 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1221st and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Surabaya

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	Bangkok	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$5490

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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