Surabaya vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$248
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
62
98
🏙️ Population
3.01M
447K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8199th and 41st ($558 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in Zurich. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4937th and 6th 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
$1.66
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$20539

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$512
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843