Surabaya vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$222	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	46
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	3.01M	2.96M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 35% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8275th and 6476th ($551 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Indonesia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4631st and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Tashkent

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	Surabaya	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$9729

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787