Rome vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$305
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	76
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	3.01M

The cost of living in Rome is 279% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1819th and 8392nd ($2082 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Italy and Indonesia, respectively. Check Italy vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 179th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Surabaya

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	Rome	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$9112

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

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