Canberra vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	76
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	381K	3.01M

The cost of living in Canberra is 305% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8392nd ($2223 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 479th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Surabaya

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	Canberra	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$9112

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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