New York City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.89M

The cost of living in New York City is 675% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6th and 8350th ($4044 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 8th and 5178th 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	$24.2	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$5424

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506