Bangkok vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$465	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	76
😀 Quality of life	73	65
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 87% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5467th and 8392nd ($1027 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 2647th and 5172nd 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	$3.24	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$9112

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493