Paris vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 313% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1222nd and 8233rd ($2267 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in France and Indonesia, respectively. Check France vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 25th and 4691st 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	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$5490

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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