Hamburg City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	74
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 265% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1818th and 8233rd ($2007 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 40th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Surabaya

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	Hamburg City	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$5490

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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