Niigata vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$425
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$348
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
68
62
🏙️ Population
791K
2.89M

The cost of living in Niigata is 102% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4949th and 8350th ($1056 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 23rd in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 3500th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$5424

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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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