Surabaya vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Surabaya	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1380	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$248	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$472	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	62	55
🏙️ Population	3.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 38% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8199th and 6109th ($558 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4937th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Surabaya	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.66	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2011	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1268	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.9	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5075	$7750

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594