Jerusalem vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	936K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 265% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1770th and 8199th ($2037 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 358th and 4937th 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	$20.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$5075

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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