Jerusalem vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	936K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 344% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 950th and 8275th ($2447 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Israel and Indonesia, respectively. Check Israel vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 351st and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Surabaya

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	Jerusalem	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$9160

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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