Medina vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$353
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
20
72
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
1.41M
3.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 53% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6257th and 8199th ($853 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 20th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3833rd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$5075

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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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