Surabaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$245	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$1050
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	74	93
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	3.01M	2.33M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 37% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8233rd and 6171st ($549 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 7th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4691st and 418th 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	$1.52	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$18619

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443