Male vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$805
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
76
😀 Quality of life
64
65
🏙️ Population
133K
3.01M

The cost of living in Male is 139% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4552nd and 8392nd ($1311 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5347th and 5172nd 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
$6.02
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$9112

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$348
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$303
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$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493