Surabaya vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$233
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
5
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
3.01M
115K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 33% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8392nd and 8957th ($549 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5172nd and 7238th 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
$1.47
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$633

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$419
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285