Madrid vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	76
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	3.51M	3.01M

The cost of living in Madrid is 305% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1723rd and 8568th ($2109 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 160th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Surabaya

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	Madrid	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$8118

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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