Surabaya vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surabaya	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1324	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$218	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	44
😀 Quality of life	51	64
🏙️ Population	3.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 44% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8568th and 6046th ($520 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6634th and 5297th 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	$1.56	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.87	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2204	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.35	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.86	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.59	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$243	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8118	$8817

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672