Singapore City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$305
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	76
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.01M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 468% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 154th and 8392nd ($3119 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5th and 5172nd 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	$9.23	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$9112

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

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