Stockholm vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Stockholm	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1981	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4383	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3327	$348
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	979K	2.89M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 280% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1837th and 8350th ($1981 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 21st and 5178th 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	$12.8	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2263	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10074	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5579	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.1	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.88	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7816	$5424

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506