Los Angeles vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	72
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 471% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 72nd and 8199th ($3187 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 20th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 47th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Surabaya

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	Los Angeles	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5075

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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