Bucheon vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucheon	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2786	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$506	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1529	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	772K	3.01M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 112% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4593rd and 8233rd ($1163 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 15th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucheon compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1451st and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Surabaya

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	Bucheon	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.68	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$553	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10070	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6153	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.87	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21043	$5490

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1171
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1283
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1122
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1075
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1161
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1129
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1165
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1042
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1127
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$1040
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1020
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1151
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$900
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1038
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1019

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