London vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	8.91M	2.89M

The cost of living in London is 537% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 38th and 8350th ($3321 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5th and 5178th 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	$19.7	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$5424

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506