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Surabaya vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Surabaya is 7.1% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% less in Surabaya
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Surabaya
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Surabaya
Housing: pay 5.3% more in Surabaya
Childcare: pay 17.2% less in Surabaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Surabaya
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Surabaya

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Surabaya are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Surabaya.

Surabaya vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surabaya instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 42.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Surabaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	-80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.68 IDR11,317.20	+0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.28 IDR4,670.41	-39.4%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Surabaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.44 IDR24,010.40	+84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$4.70 IDR78,254.29	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$5.14 IDR85,576.04	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$1.40 IDR23,351.28	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	+99.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	+19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.74 IDR12,245.04	-27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	+59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	+233.5%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Kiev	Surabaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$3.06 IDR51,011.78	-42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$8.95 IDR149,055.78	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$26,561.92 IDR442,198,820.30	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$4.27 IDR71,049.92	-29.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 5.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Surabaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	+170.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$250.70 IDR4,173,561.90	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$151.46 IDR2,521,526.98	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$57.28 IDR953,518.61	-29.3%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 17.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Surabaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$183.05 IDR3,047,362.66	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$9,132.52 IDR152,036,897.77	+16.4%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Surabaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	+120.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.73 IDR28,817.45	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$21.39 IDR356,077.70	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-38.0%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Kiev	Surabaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$60.49 IDR1,007,033.10	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$38.30 IDR637,627.51	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$75.61 IDR1,258,693.27	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$80.58 IDR1,341,502.04	-26.4%
Average			-13.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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