Surabaya vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$248
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
3.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 40% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8199th and 6052nd ($558 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4937th and 496th 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
$1.66
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716