New Taipei vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$394	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$348
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.89M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 94% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5229th and 8350th ($1011 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 181st and 5178th 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	$4.75	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$5424

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506