Saitama vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$368
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
79
62
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.01M

The cost of living in Saitama is 86% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5386th and 8199th ($1038 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 20th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 592nd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Surabaya

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Saitama Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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