Mumbai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$409
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$903
$326
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
82
74
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
15.4M
3.01M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 30% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6818th and 8233rd ($716 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 2865th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.78
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6631
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3058
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3007
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508