Kaohsiung vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$361	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	74
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	2.73M	3.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 74% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5750th and 8233rd ($956 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 417th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Surabaya

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	Kaohsiung	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$5490

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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