Surabaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Surabaya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$218
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
3.01M
1.85M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 45% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8568th and 6014th ($520 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6634th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Surabaya vs Tainan

Prices for goods and services in Surabaya and Tainan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Surabaya Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.56
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.87
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2204
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.35
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.86
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.59
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$5481

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686