Male vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$810
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
76
😀 Quality of life
64
51
🏙️ Population
133K
3.01M

The cost of living in Male is 154% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4490th and 8568th ($1321 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Maldives and Indonesia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5278th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Surabaya

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Male Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$8118

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
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$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
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$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
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$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
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$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470