Surabaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1391
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$222
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
68
84
🏙️ Population
3.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 42% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8275th and 5995th ($551 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4631st and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2226
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1338
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.97
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$30
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.58
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9160
$14970

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$413
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$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451