Surabaya vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$974
🏠 One person rent
$233
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
40
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
3.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 21% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8392nd and 7286th ($549 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 5172nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Surat

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Surabaya Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.47
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$929

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$424
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$1175
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$822
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$496
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$474
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$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
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$470
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$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
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$359
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$536
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$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
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$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
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$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
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$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
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$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

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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
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$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
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$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
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$310
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$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
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$326
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$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
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$286
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$385
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$331
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$282
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$301
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$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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