Phuket vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$544	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	75
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	77.6K	3.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 84% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5469th and 8275th ($1014 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6129th and 4631st 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	$6.11	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$9160

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502