Surabaya vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Surabaya	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$219	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.3	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	62	55
🏙️ Population	2.89M	1.4M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 34% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8350th and 6405th ($522 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5178th and 5931st 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	$1.82	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.76	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.32%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$841	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.51	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.04	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.6	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.17	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5424	$5952

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625