Novosibirsk vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$657	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1672	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$302	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	1.63M	2.89M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 26% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7138th and 8350th ($657 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 23rd in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5709th and 5178th 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	$6.62	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1887	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.6	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4125	$5424

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$558
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$411
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$537
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$566
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$347
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$628
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$620
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$637
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$551
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$543
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$402
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$634
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$632
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$628
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$638
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$605
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$814
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$614
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$660
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$651
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$667
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$641
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$636
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$488
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$641
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$444
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$673
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$669
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$735
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$738
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$582
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$595
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$734
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$590
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$878
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556

Cities near Surabaya

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