Melbourne vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	100	63
🏙️ Population	5.03M	3.01M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 299% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1365th and 8233rd ($2194 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th 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 4691st 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	$14.2	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$5490

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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