Jeddah vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$511	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	4.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 101% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4828th and 8199th ($1123 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1110th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Surabaya

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	Jeddah	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$5075

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515