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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 558% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 13th and 8199th ($3674 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 57th and 4937th 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	$25.2	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$5075

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515