Amsterdam vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	76
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	921K	3.01M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 508% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 138th and 8568th ($3165 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 24th and 6634th 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	$22	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$8118

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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