Berlin vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 269% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8233rd ($2027 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 21st and 4691st 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	$14.6	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$5490

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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