Paris vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 357% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 843rd and 8275th ($2517 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in France and Indonesia, respectively. Check France vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Surabaya

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	Paris	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$9160

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502