Abu Dhabi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	52	72
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	1.48M	3.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 223% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2486th and 8199th ($1802 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 405th and 4937th 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	$10.9	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$5075

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$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