Munich vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	1.51M	3.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 318% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1056th and 8199th ($2332 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 54th and 4937th 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	$17.1	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$5075

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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