Istanbul vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$649	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	76	63
🏙️ Population	15.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 127% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4347th and 8233rd ($1248 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 850th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Surabaya

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	Istanbul	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$5490

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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