Surabaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$248
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8199th and 4715th ($558 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 Taipei. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4937th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$18424

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$512
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605