Novosibirsk vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$294	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	1.63M	3.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 16% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7298th and 8199th ($649 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 20th in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5501st and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Surabaya

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	Novosibirsk	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$5075

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

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