Sao Paulo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$496	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	69	68
🏙️ Population	11.5M	3.01M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 91% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8275th ($1052 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Brazil and Indonesia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4142nd and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Surabaya

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	Sao Paulo	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$9160

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

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