San Diego vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	86	76
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	1.39M	3.01M

The cost of living in San Diego is 570% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 52nd and 8568th ($3486 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 155th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Surabaya

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	San Diego	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$8118

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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