Los Angeles vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$348
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	72
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 507% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 72nd and 8350th ($3165 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 23rd 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 34th and 5178th 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	$22.5	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$5424

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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