Kaohsiung vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$342	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	72
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	2.73M	3.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 67% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6046th and 8199th ($932 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 389th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Surabaya

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	Kaohsiung	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$5075

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$841
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$801
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$818
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$931
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$698
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$864
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$828
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$745
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$821
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1060
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$807
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$666
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1028
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$661
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$605
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$592
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$706
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$691
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$726
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$683
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$795
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$642
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$673
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1014
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$719
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$445
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$801
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$776
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$629
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$643

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