Saitama vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$488
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$326
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.01M

The cost of living in Saitama is 118% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4495th and 8233rd ($1196 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 15th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 748th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508