Melbourne vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	100	62
🏙️ Population	5.03M	3.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 329% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 923rd and 8199th ($2397 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1st and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Surabaya

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	Melbourne	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$5075

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515