Surabaya vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$222	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$193
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	13
😀 Quality of life	68	41
🏙️ Population	3.01M	948K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 52% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8275th and 4818th ($551 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Indonesia and Laos, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4631st and 7630th 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	$1.65	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$9382

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372