Helsinki vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$918	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	676K	3.01M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 231% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2353rd and 8233rd ($1816 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Finland and Indonesia, respectively. Check Finland vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 26th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Surabaya

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	Helsinki	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$5490

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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