Madrid vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	74
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	3.42M	3.01M

The cost of living in Madrid is 224% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8233rd ($1781 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 151st and 4691st 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	$14.7	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$5490

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508