Izmir vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$513	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	68	75
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	4.49M	3.01M

The cost of living in Izmir is 90% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5223rd and 8275th ($1046 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3140th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Surabaya

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	Izmir	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$9160

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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