Surabaya vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Surabaya	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$219	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.3	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	5
😀 Quality of life	62	36
🏙️ Population	2.89M	79.2K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 16% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8350th and 8761st ($522 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 months in Thimphu. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5178th and 7674th 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	$1.82	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.76	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.32%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$841	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.51	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.04	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.17	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5424	$701

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288