Hamburg City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	76
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 299% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1513th and 8392nd ($2194 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 31st and 5172nd 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	$17.8	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$9112

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493