Phuket vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$484	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$348
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.89M

The cost of living in Phuket is 67% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6130th and 8350th ($870 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5986th and 5178th 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	$4.16	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$5424

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

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