Hamburg City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	76
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 321% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1511th and 8568th ($2189 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 38th and 6634th 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	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$8118

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470