Dubai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	64	72
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	3.33M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dubai is 313% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1098th and 8199th ($2309 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 306th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Surabaya

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	Dubai	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$5075

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515