Los Angeles vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$305
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	76
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 515% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 72nd and 8392nd ($3378 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 13th 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 1.3 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 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 55th and 5172nd 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	$21.9	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$9112

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493