Auckland vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	75
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 256% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2124th and 8275th ($1961 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 170th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Surabaya

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	Auckland	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$9160

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502