Medina vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$696	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	20	74
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	1.41M	3.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 121% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4439th and 8233rd ($1215 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 3899th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Surabaya

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	Medina	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$5490

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508