Saitama vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$364
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
75
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.01M

The cost of living in Saitama is 88% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5298th and 8275th ($1037 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 14th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 750th and 4631st 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
$5.57
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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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