Surabaya vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$222	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	75	5
😀 Quality of life	68	42
🏙️ Population	3.01M	115K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 31% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8275th and 8940th ($551 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4631st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Thimphu

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	Surabaya	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289