Surabaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$219
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
62
82
🏙️ Population
2.89M
1.87M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 43% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8350th and 5887th ($522 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5178th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Tainan

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Surabaya Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.82
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.76
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.32%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.51
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.17
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5424
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$459
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$454
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$403
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$469
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$383
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$439
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$427
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$440
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$383
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$403
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$570
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$427
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$873
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$870
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$546
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$479
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$361
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$426
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$495
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$450
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$460
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$484
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$547
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$552
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$393
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$718
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$556
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$545
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$573
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$512
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$493
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$519
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$643
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741