Dubai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	75
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	3.94M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dubai is 356% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 848th and 8275th ($2514 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 158th and 4631st 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	$10.3	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$9160

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

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