Surabaya vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1391
$990
🏠 One person rent
$222
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.4
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
40
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
3.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 22% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8275th and 7068th ($551 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4631st and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2226
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1338
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.97
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$30
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.58
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9160
$922

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$456
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$422
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$445
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$1134
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$834
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$489
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$471
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$482
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$402
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$478
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$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
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$367
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$534
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$470
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$490
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$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
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$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
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$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
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$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
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$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
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$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
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$278
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$291
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$374
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$350
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$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
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$366
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$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
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$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
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$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
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$324
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$705
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$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
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$349
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$517
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$303
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$330
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$361
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$264
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$315
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$290
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$273
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$297
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$396
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$328
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$285
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$310
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$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
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$328
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$366
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$302
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$333
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