Niigata vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$414
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$305
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
54
76
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
791K
3.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 86% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5487th and 8392nd ($1024 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 13th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 2415th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Surabaya

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Niigata Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$9112

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493