Auckland vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 258% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1924th and 8233rd ($1968 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 161st and 4691st 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	$13	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$5490

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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