Phuket vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$544	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	77.6K	3.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 76% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5798th and 8199th ($985 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6033rd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Surabaya

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	Phuket	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$5075

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

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