Brisbane vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.89M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 352% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 930th and 8350th ($2356 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Surabaya

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	Brisbane	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$5424

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506