Jerusalem vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	77	76
😀 Quality of life	86	51
🏙️ Population	936K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 412% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 638th and 8568th ($2663 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Israel and Indonesia, respectively. Check Israel vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 407th and 6634th 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	$24.9	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$8118

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470