Berlin vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$305
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 319% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1275th and 8392nd ($2302 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 35th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Surabaya

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	Berlin	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$9112

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493