New York City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 666% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4th and 8392nd ($4207 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.2 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 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 5172nd 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	$23.6	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$9112

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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