Niigata vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$390
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
791K
3.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 83% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5515th and 8275th ($1007 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th 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 Niigata compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3269th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$9160

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

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