Phuket vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$519	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	74
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	77.6K	3.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 71% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5827th and 8233rd ($940 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6063rd and 4691st 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	$5.23	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508