Saint Petersburg vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$442	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	72
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	5.38M	3.01M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 57% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6204th and 8199th ($874 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3645th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Surabaya

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	Saint Petersburg	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.59	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$5075

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525

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