Sao Paulo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$538	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	76
😀 Quality of life	75	51
🏙️ Population	11.5M	3.01M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 116% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4918th and 8568th ($1126 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 1670th and 6634th 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	$7.66	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$8118

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470