Surabaya vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$245	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	3.01M	6.87M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 22% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8233rd and 6863rd ($549 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4691st and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Yangon

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	Surabaya	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$15505

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625