Kathmandu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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300 km or 186 mi Purnia
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$282
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$312
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$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
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$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
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$280
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Distance City Cost of living
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$505
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$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
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$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