Surabaya vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$248
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
3.01M
14.3M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 66% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8199th and 3085th ($558 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4937th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Tokyo

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Surabaya Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$15495

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$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033