Kathmandu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kathmandu	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$427	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1087	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$127	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$214	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.9	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$253	$360
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	75
😀 Quality of life	51	68
🏙️ Population	846K	3.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 22% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8921st and 8275th ($427 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6559th and 4631st 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	$1.76	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.8	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.19	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1810	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1154	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.2	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.68	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.2	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.8	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3066	$9160

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Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$293
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$328
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$293
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$320
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$281
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$316
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$284
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$297
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$297
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$279
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$273
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$298
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$918
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$276
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$450
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$297
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$311
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$420
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$300
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$297
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$308
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$339
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$289
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$289
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$286
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$369
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$294
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$289
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$287
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$320
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$348

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502