New York City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 708% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3rd and 8233rd ($4441 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 22nd and 4691st 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	$29.7	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$5490

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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