Cologne vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	75
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	1.09M	3.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 257% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2104th and 8275th ($1968 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 23rd and 4631st 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	$15.4	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$9160

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502