Surabaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$248
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 36% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8199th and 6227th ($558 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4937th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Taoyuan

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Surabaya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$13630

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42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691