Rome vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$360
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.01M

The cost of living in Rome is 267% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1942nd and 8275th ($2020 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 292nd and 4631st 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
$17.4
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$9160

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502