Los Angeles vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	76
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 557% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 62nd and 8568th ($3420 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 50th and 6634th 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	$22.4	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$8118

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470