Medina vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$673
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
75
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
3.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 115% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4743rd and 8275th ($1182 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4114th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$9160

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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