Calgary vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 278% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1646th and 8233rd ($2077 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 153rd and 4691st 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	$15.2	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$5490

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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