Dubai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	3.33M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dubai is 333% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 989th and 8233rd ($2379 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 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 288th and 4691st 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	$10.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5490

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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