Riyadh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$936
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
76
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
7.01M
3.01M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 213% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3485th and 8568th ($1628 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 899th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Surabaya

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Riyadh Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$8118

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$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470