San Jose, United States vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	75
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 617% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6th and 8275th ($3952 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 88th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Surabaya

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	San Jose	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$9160

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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