Singapore City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.89M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 476% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 133rd and 8350th ($3007 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Singapore and Indonesia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4th and 5178th 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	$9.57	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$5424

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506