Seattle vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	737K	3.01M

The cost of living in Seattle is 421% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 206th and 8199th ($2908 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 102nd and 4937th 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	$19.3	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$5075

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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