Calgary vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	76
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 303% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1759th and 8568th ($2095 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th in Canada and Indonesia, respectively. Check Canada vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 187th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Surabaya

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	Calgary	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8118

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470