Surabaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$219
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.89M
2.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8350th and 4516th ($522 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5178th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.82
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.32%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.51
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.17
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5424
$19102

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$459
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$454
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
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$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589