Phoenix vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	71	76
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.61M	3.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 329% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1175th and 8392nd ($2357 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st and 13th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 134th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Surabaya

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	Phoenix	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$9112

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

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