Singapore City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.01M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 467% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 81st and 8199th ($3168 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Singapore and Indonesia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Surabaya

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	Singapore City	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$5075

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515