Los Angeles vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$360
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 510% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 65th and 8275th ($3361 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 14th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 74th and 4631st 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	$22.6	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9160

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502