Surabaya vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$233
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
3.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 14% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8392nd and 7642nd ($549 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5172nd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Tehran

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Surabaya Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.47
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$2262

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42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488