Chiba vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$524
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
975K
3.01M

The cost of living in Chiba is 123% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4480th and 8199th ($1244 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 20th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 814th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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