Surabaya vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$233
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
85
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8392nd and 5984th ($549 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5172nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Taichung

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Surabaya Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.47
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$17495

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$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665