Perth vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	76
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	2.14M	3.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 345% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 978th and 8392nd ($2448 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 10th and 5172nd 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	$15.6	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$9112

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493