Stockholm vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Stockholm	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2039	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4469	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3371	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	985K	3.01M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 271% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1732nd and 8233rd ($2039 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Sweden and Indonesia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 20th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Surabaya

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	Stockholm	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.33	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1344	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$920	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2403	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10193	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5579	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$145	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5804	$5490

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331

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