Surabaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1391
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$222
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 58% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8275th and 4455th ($551 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4631st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2226
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1338
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.97
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$30
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.58
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9160
$17567

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$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589