Moscow vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$612	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	13M	3.01M

The cost of living in Moscow is 92% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5091st and 8199th ($1075 vs $558) 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 1.2 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 1280th and 4937th 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	$8.34	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$5075

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

Cities near Surabaya

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