Surabaya vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$933
🏠 One person rent
$218
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
40
😀 Quality of life
51
60
🏙️ Population
3.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 22% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8568th and 7534th ($520 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6634th and 5942nd 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
$1.56
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.87
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2204
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.35
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.86
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.59
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$877

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$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
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$381
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$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
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$436
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
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$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
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$335
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$288
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$309
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$298