Medina vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$663
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
23
76
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
1.41M
3.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 113% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4849th and 8392nd ($1168 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4347th and 5172nd 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
$5.5
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$9112

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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