Jerusalem vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	85	63
🏙️ Population	936K	3.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 285% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1551st and 8233rd ($2114 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 15th 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 374th and 4691st 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	$22.2	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508