Moscow vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$959
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$305
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
13.3M
3.01M

The cost of living in Moscow is 188% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3728th and 8392nd ($1585 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 3206th and 5172nd 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
$13.2
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$9112

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493