Singapore City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Singapore City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3105	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7072	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$2101	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3780	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$284	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4276	$273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	76
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.01M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 497% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 165th and 8568th ($3105 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 8th and 6634th 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	$10.5	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.7	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2576	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4755	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23858	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7397	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.2	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.3	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.28	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1438	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27027	$8118

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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