Nagoya vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1189
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2951
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$502
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2209
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
2.33M
3.01M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 116% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4726th and 8275th ($1189 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 14th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 79th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nagoya Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2386
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.2
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10854
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$998
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$985
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$992
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$981
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$983
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$985
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$975
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$992
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$985
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$982
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$964
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$987
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$962
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$972
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$972
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$966
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$955
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$964
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$956
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$978
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$971
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$978
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$977
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$999
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$970
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$944
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$960
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$937
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$972
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$952
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

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