Munich vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.51M	3.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 301% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1352nd and 8233rd ($2201 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 4691st 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	$16.2	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$5490

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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