New York City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 625% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5th and 8199th ($4051 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 13th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Surabaya

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	New York City	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$5075

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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