Chennai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$161	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	10.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Chennai is 17% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8350th ($434 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 23rd in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 3676th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Surabaya

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	Chennai	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5424

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506