San Diego vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	74
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.39M	3.01M

The cost of living in San Diego is 524% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 36th and 8233rd ($3428 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 15th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 95th and 4691st 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	$22.1	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$5490

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

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