Surabaya vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Surabaya	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1380	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$248	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$472	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	62	26
🏙️ Population	3.01M	6.87M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 39% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8199th and 6082nd ($558 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 4937th and 8533rd 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	$1.66	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2011	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1268	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.9	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5075	$10024

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626