Rome vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$929	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	74
😀 Quality of life	86	63
🏙️ Population	2.75M	3.01M

The cost of living in Rome is 213% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2624th and 8233rd ($1718 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 337th and 4691st 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	$14.5	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$5490

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508