Cologne vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$947	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	74
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	1.09M	3.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 217% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2551st and 8233rd ($1744 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 15th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 12th and 4691st 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	$13.1	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$5490

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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