Chennai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$159	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	6.6M	3.01M

The cost of living in Chennai is 23% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8907th and 8199th ($433 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4094th and 4937th 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	$1.8	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$5075

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515