Cologne vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$273
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
76
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 273% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2200th and 8568th ($1941 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 12th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 21st and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Surabaya

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Cologne Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$8118

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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