Munich vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	76
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.51M	3.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 355% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 889th and 8392nd ($2499 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 38th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Surabaya

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	Munich	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$9112

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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