Saint Petersburg vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$502	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	75
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	5.65M	3.01M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 76% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5813th and 8275th ($971 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3397th and 4631st 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	$7.62	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$9160

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

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