Surabaya vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$233
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
82
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
3.01M
449K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8392nd and 13th ($549 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5172nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Zurich

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Surabaya Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.47
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$24322

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$419
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$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171