Medan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$204
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
43
62
🏙️ Population
2.11M
3.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 7% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8536th and 8199th ($519 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 20th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6659th vs 4937th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Surabaya

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Medan Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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