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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	74
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 594% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8th and 8233rd ($3810 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 82nd and 4691st 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	$21	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$5490

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

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