Brisbane vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	76
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	2.71M	3.01M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 313% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1349th and 8392nd ($2269 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 13th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 5172nd 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	$15.5	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$9112

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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