Niigata vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$446
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
791K
3.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 98% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4902nd and 8199th ($1108 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3769th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515