Amsterdam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	921K	3.01M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 408% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 331st and 8233rd ($2791 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 29th and 4691st 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	$21	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5490

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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