Islamabad vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$199	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	69	74
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 20% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8870th and 8233rd ($442 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6313th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Surabaya

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	Islamabad	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$5490

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

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