Surabaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$245
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$326
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8233rd and 4534th ($549 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4691st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.52
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.33%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1248
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.18
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.06
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.3
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5490
$19749

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$505
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581