Sao Paulo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$537	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	76
😀 Quality of life	74	65
🏙️ Population	11.5M	3.01M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 103% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5003rd and 8392nd ($1115 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 2408th and 5172nd 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	$7.85	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$9112

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493