Auckland vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 295% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1357th and 8199th ($2205 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 150th and 4937th 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	$14.3	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$5075

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515