Surabaya vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$998
🏠 One person rent
$218
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
5
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
3.01M
115K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 26% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8568th and 8941st ($520 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6634th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.56
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.87
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2204
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.35
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.86
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.59
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$600

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$402
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$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274