Perth vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	2.14M	3.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 320% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1024th and 8199th ($2345 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Surabaya

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	Perth	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$5075

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515