Paris vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	76
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	2.1M	3.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 373% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 964th and 8568th ($2460 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 34th and 6634th 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	$17.9	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$8118

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470