Stockholm vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stockholm	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$619	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3571	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	985K	3.01M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 317% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1273rd and 8275th ($2297 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Sweden and Indonesia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Stockholm compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 33rd and 4631st 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	$15.1	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.9	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1476	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2670	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11690	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.84	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.03	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.7	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15313	$9160

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502