Hamburg City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	75
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 294% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1536th and 8275th ($2172 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 41st and 4631st 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	$20.9	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$9160

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

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