Moroni vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moroni	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1207	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2774	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$734	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.6	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	75
😀 Quality of life	14	68
🏙️ Population	74.7K	3.01M

The cost of living in Moroni is 119% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4688th and 8275th ($1207 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Comoros and Indonesia, respectively. Check Comoros vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Moroni compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Moroni ranked 1st best city to live in Comoros vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 9206th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moroni vs Surabaya

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	Moroni	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$673	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1027	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1624	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1381	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.48	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.76	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.46	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$415	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14597	$9160

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Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502