Surabaya vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surabaya	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1324	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$218	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	13
😀 Quality of life	51	46
🏙️ Population	3.01M	948K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 46% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8568th and 5785th ($520 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Indonesia and Laos, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6634th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Vientiane

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	Surabaya	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.87	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2204	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.35	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.86	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.59	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$243	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8118	$9878

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375