Seattle vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	74
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	737K	3.01M

The cost of living in Seattle is 449% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 158th and 8233rd ($3015 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 98th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Surabaya

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	Seattle	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$5490

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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