Perth vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	76
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	2.14M	3.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 393% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 791st and 8568th ($2562 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 11th and 6634th 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	$16.4	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$8118

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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