Kobe vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$474
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 101% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4945th and 8275th ($1106 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 14th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 708th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Surabaya

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Kobe Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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