Dhaka vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$121	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 23% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8916th and 8199th ($428 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5968th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Surabaya

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	Dhaka	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$5075

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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