Bangkok vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$424	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	75
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 74% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5912th and 8275th ($958 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1890th and 4631st 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	$3.1	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$9160

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502