Meru vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$177
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
25
62
🏙️ Population
42.7K
3.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8393rd and 8199th ($535 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8584th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$5075

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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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