Adelaide vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	74
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.39M	3.01M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 260% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1894th and 8233rd ($1978 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 15th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 46th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Surabaya

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	Adelaide	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$5490

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1668
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

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