Kathmandu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$131	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	74
😀 Quality of life	46	63
🏙️ Population	846K	3.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 24% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8918th and 8233rd ($419 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6495th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Surabaya

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	Kathmandu	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

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