Melbourne vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	100	65
🏙️ Population	5.35M	3.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 354% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 893rd and 8392nd ($2496 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 1st and 5172nd 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	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$9112

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493