Singapore City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$360
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	75
😀 Quality of life	98	68
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.01M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 481% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 109th and 8275th ($3201 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7th and 4631st 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	$8.79	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$9160

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502