Niigata vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$425
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$326
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
791K
3.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 93% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5101st and 8233rd ($1059 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 15th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3754th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$2.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508