Surabaya vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Surabaya	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1380	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$248	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$472	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	13
😀 Quality of life	62	35
🏙️ Population	3.01M	948K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 52% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8199th and 4681st ($558 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in Indonesia and Laos, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4937th and 7473rd 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	$1.66	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2011	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1268	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.9	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5075	$9305

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407