Surabaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$245
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.3
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$326
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
3.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 32% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8233rd and 6380th ($549 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4691st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.52
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.33%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1248
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.18
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.06
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.3
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5490
$6108

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682