London vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	99	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.01M

The cost of living in London is 500% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 58th and 8233rd ($3296 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in the United Kingdom and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Surabaya

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	London	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$5490

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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