Abu Dhabi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	76
😀 Quality of life	85	51
🏙️ Population	1.57M	3.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 310% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1650th and 8568th ($2133 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 424th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Surabaya

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	Abu Dhabi	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$8118

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470