Amsterdam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$348
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	921K	2.89M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 388% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 612th and 8350th ($2545 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in the Netherlands and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 37th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Surabaya

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	Amsterdam	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$5424

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506