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Surabaya vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Surabaya is 40.9% more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Surabaya
Groceries: pay 32.9% more in Surabaya
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Surabaya
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Surabaya
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Surabaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% more in Surabaya
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Surabaya

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Surabaya are more expensive than in Yogyakarta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surabaya.

Surabaya vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR21,224.82	$1.64 IDR29,184.13	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR53,062.06	$2.98 IDR53,062.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 IDR8,596.05	$0.68 IDR12,086.36	+40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,987.83	$0.28 IDR4,987.83
Average			+39.0%

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 IDR22,498.31	$1.44 IDR25,642.24	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 IDR54,830.79	$4.70 IDR83,572.74	+52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 IDR77,130.92	$5.14 IDR91,392.11	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 IDR24,571.55	$1.40 IDR24,938.32	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR25,633.03	$1.44 IDR25,633.03
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR19,598.69	$1.10 IDR19,598.69
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,911.09	$0.69 IDR12,240.59	+12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,269.26	$1.02 IDR18,051.43	+75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,701.94	$0.74 IDR13,077.26	+69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,888.16	$0.60 IDR10,590.17	+19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR15,018.79	$0.84 IDR15,018.79
Average			+32.9%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR54,219.29	$3.06 IDR54,478.73	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.31 IDR166K	$8.95 IDR159K	-3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,685.66 IDR350M	$26,561.92 IDR472M	+34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR77,470.60	$4.27 IDR75,878.74	-2.1%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR339K	$19.06 IDR339K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.88 IDR4M	$250.70 IDR4M	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.15 IDR3M	$151.46 IDR3M	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.86 IDR958K	$57.28 IDR1M	+6.3%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.59 IDR1M	$183.05 IDR3M	+130.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,362.52 IDR60M	$9,132.52 IDR162M	+171.6%
Average			+150.8%

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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR42,449.65	$2.39 IDR42,449.65
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 IDR25,014.97	$1.73 IDR30,775.99	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR42,449.65	$2.39 IDR42,449.65
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.92 IDR265K	$21.39 IDR380K	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR47,755.85	$2.98 IDR53,062.06	+11.1%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Surabaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.80 IDR690K	$60.49 IDR1M	+55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 IDR619K	$38.30 IDR681K	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1M	$75.61 IDR1M
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.62 IDR1M	$80.58 IDR1M	+9.5%
Average			+25.2%

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