Meru vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$185
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
27
76
😀 Quality of life
28
51
🏙️ Population
42.7K
3.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8425th and 8568th ($543 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 8855th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Surabaya

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Meru Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$8118

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$448
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470