Surabaya vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$245	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	15
😀 Quality of life	63	47
🏙️ Population	3.01M	886K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 49% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8233rd and 4967th ($549 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4691st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Tabuk

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	Surabaya	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$8574

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028