Kyoto vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$427
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.46M
3.01M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 101% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4942nd and 8275th ($1107 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 14th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 947th and 4631st 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
$8.41
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$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
$483
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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