Kyoto vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$482
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
1.46M
3.01M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 117% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4577th and 8199th ($1210 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 20th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 108th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Surabaya

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Kyoto Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$5075

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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