Canberra vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$348
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
82
62
🏙️ Population
381K
2.89M

The cost of living in Canberra is 399% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 522nd and 8350th ($2604 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 367th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$5424

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$1723
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$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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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