Surabaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$233
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 56% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8392nd and 4661st ($549 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5172nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Taipei

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Surabaya Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.47
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$18442

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$419
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$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602