Sao Paulo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$480	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	64	62
🏙️ Population	12.4M	2.89M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 100% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5031st and 8350th ($1042 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Brazil and Indonesia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4799th and 5178th 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	$7.49	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$5424

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

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