Saint Petersburg vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$389	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	72
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	5.38M	2.89M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 55% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6353rd and 8350th ($811 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4239th and 5178th 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	$6.31	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$5424

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438

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