Surabaya vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$222	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	75	43
😀 Quality of life	68	61
🏙️ Population	3.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 37% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8275th and 6373rd ($551 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4631st and 5856th 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	$1.65	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$6621

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600