Phoenix vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	71	76
😀 Quality of life	89	51
🏙️ Population	1.61M	3.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 366% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1041st and 8568th ($2423 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 226th and 6634th 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	$20	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$8118

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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