Oslo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	79	74
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	709K	3.01M

The cost of living in Oslo is 317% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1171st and 8233rd ($2292 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Norway and Indonesia, respectively. Check Norway vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 37th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Surabaya

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	Oslo	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$5490

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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