Nagoya vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$512
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$326
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
74
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
2.33M
3.01M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 119% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4476th and 8233rd ($1202 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 69th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nagoya Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

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