New Taipei vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$510	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	4.04M	3.01M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 106% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4867th and 8275th ($1135 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 387th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Surabaya

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	New Taipei	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$9160

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

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