Surabaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$219
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
2.89M
2.29M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 39% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8350th and 6163rd ($522 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5178th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.82
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.76
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.32%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.51
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.17
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5424
$13937

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$459
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$454
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716