San Diego vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	86	75
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.39M	3.01M

The cost of living in San Diego is 530% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 43rd and 8275th ($3469 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 97th and 4631st 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	$21.5	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$9160

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Surabaya

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