Moscow vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$1348
🏠 One person rent
$511
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$349
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.89M

The cost of living in Moscow is 72% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5879th and 8074th ($942 vs $548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1190th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Surabaya

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Moscow Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
8.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$2171
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$1253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$25.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$5383

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$463
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$461
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$382
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$460
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$438
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$403
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$419
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$432
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$585
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$441
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$792
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$693
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$560
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$487
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$476
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$362
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$483
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$435
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$464
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$453
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$458
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$415
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$509
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$491
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$492
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$553
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$510
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$444
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$737
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$520
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$574
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$630
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$531
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$507
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$522
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$613
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$501