Rome vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$929	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	2.75M	3.01M

The cost of living in Rome is 213% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2722nd and 8199th ($1750 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 294th and 4937th 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	$15.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$5075

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515